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pro tempore

adjective as in for the time being

adverb as in for the time being

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The president pro tempore of the Senate, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, is 91, and third in line for succession to the presidency.

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Murray is the president pro tempore of the Senate, or the senior-most member of the majority party who sits in for the vice president.

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The president pro tempore of the Senate, Washington Sen. Patty Murray, will preside.

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Four years later, he won a seat in the state Senate, serving for a time as that chamber’s president pro tempore and eventually mounting an unsuccessful challenge to U.S.

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The five commissioners are appointed by the mayor, the city attorney, the controller, the City Council president and the City Council president pro tempore.

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