pro tempore

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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.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Former Republican Sen. Ellen Craswell, who was appointed Senate president pro tempore in 1987, was the first woman to hold the job.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

The role of speaker pro tempore was conceived of as a way to continue the function of government after a mass casualty event, he said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

They may take, pro tempore, the place which the rose formerly occupied.

From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring