pro tempore
Example Sentences
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The Federal Reserve Board named Jerome Powell chair pro tempore Friday as his term as chair formally expired, a move intended to bridge the gap until his confirmed successor is sworn in.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
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
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
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 President pro tempore: The morning hour has expired.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
