Definitions for "Pro tempore"
Keywords:  tem, presiding, absence, senate, tenens
The designated officer of the senate or house acting in the absence of the regular presiding officer.
for the time being; "he is the president pro tem"; "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske
The designated officer of the House or Senate acting in the absence of the regular presiding officer.
(Latin) for the time being
For the time being Temporarily
A Latin phrase, meaning "for the time being."