pro tempore

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Mr. Johnson was relying on the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which places Mr. Grassley, 92 and the Senate’s president pro tempore, third in line to the presidency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

If the Senate doesn’t confirm Warsh before Powell’s term as chair ends, Powell has said he would remain chair pro tempore until his successor is named.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Nos fidelium commodo, quantum in Domino possumus consulere, et piis hujusmodi precibus obsecundare volentes Praesidibus nunc et pro tempore existentibus in Conventibus Fratrum Ord.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 by Various