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President Pro Tempore

For President Pro Tempore we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Advocacy, Congressional, Government, Legislative Assembly and Politics.



President Pro Tempore (Advocacy)

Under the Constitution, the chief officer of the Senate in the absence of the vice president; literally, but loosely, the president for a time. His/her fellow senators elect the president pro tempore, and the recent practice has been to elect the senator of the majority party with the longest period of continuous service.


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President Pro Tempore (Congressional)

Under the Constitution, the chief officer of the Senate in the absence of the vice president; literally, but loosely, the president for a time. His/her fellow senators elect the president pro tempore, and the recent practice has been to elect the senator of the majority party with the longest period of continuous service.


President Pro Tempore (Government)

Official who leads the Senate's day-to-day operations.


President Pro Tempore (Legislative Assembly)

President "for a time": a Senator elected to serve as the temporary President in the absence of the President of the Senate.


President Pro Tempore (Politics)

Acting president of the United States Senate in the absence of the Vice President who is the constitutionally authorized President of the body.


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