ad interim
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ad interim
From Latin: literally, “for the time between”
Example Sentences
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Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Raymond Greene, the chargé d’affaires ad interim at the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2021
Meanwhile, ad interim chief of staff Henning Wechsung will become the division’s head of strategy, Koerner said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 23, 2021
Ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009, but because he was not yet reconfirmed by the Senate, his official title was to be Chargé d 'Affaires ad interim.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2019
But many of these officers served on an ad interim basis, meaning they were simply filling in until their bosses returned.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2018
Brinckle's ad interim report: Fruit rather large, roundish-oblate, beautifully striped, and delicately mottled with crimson on yellow ground; Stem short; Cavity wide, deep; Flesh yellow, tender, juicy; Flavor pleasant; Quality very good.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
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