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He was selected by his colleagues to serve as acting mayor and president pro tem on multiple occasions, according to UCLA, which honored him in 2003 with a Public Service Award. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 However, the jury found Hassan, who also serves as the city's mayor pro tem, guilty of providing a false statement in an application for an absentee ballot, a 90-day misdemeanor. Gino Vicci, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The current mayor pro tem and longest-serving member, with 13 non-consecutive terms dating to 1999. Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 Under the bill, the 11-member state Board of Education would expand to 13, allowing for the Senate president pro tem and the Assembly speaker to appoint two more members. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pro tem

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First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pro tem was in 1777

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Legal Definition

pro tem

adverb or adjective
: pro tempore
often styled with a terminal period in legal contexts
Justice pro tem.
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