President pro tempore
Encyclopedia
A President pro tempore is a constitutionally
recognized officer of a legislative body
who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase "pro tempore
" is Latin "for the time being".
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
recognized officer of a legislative body
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase "pro tempore
Pro tempore
Pro tempore , abbreviated pro tem or p.t., is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens in the absence of a superior, such as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate.Legislative...
" is Latin "for the time being".
See also
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- President pro tempore of the California State Senate
- President pro tempore of the Kentucky SenatePresident Pro Tempore of the Kentucky SenatePresident Pro Tempore of the Kentucky Senate was the title of highest ranking member of the Kentucky Senate prior to enactment of a 1992 amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky....
- President pro tempore of the North Carolina SenatePresident Pro Tempore of the North Carolina SenateThe President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate is the highest-ranking officer of one house of the North Carolina General Assembly. The President of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, but the President Pro-Tem actually holds most of the power and presides in the...
- President pro tempore of the Oklahoma SenatePresident pro tempore of the Oklahoma SenateThe President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking State Senator. The Oklahoma Constitution states the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma serves ex officio as President of the Senate, and is the highest-ranking...
- President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania SenatePresident pro tempore of the Pennsylvania SenateThe President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate is a constitutionally-created office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
- President pro tempore of the Senate of the PhilippinesPresident pro tempore of the Senate of the PhilippinesThe President Pro-Tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is the second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines. During the absence of the Senate President, the Senate President pro tempore presides over the Senate....
- President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations