Editing President pro tempore

{{Short description|Presiding legislative body officer in the absence of the position holder}}
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A '''president pro tempore''' or '''speaker pro tempore''' is a [[Constitution|constitutionally]] recognized officer of a [[Legislature|legislative body]] who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: About the President Pro Tempore |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/president-pro-tempore.htm |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> The phrase ''[[pro tempore]]'' is [[Latin Language|Latin]] "for the time being".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pro+tempore?r=66 |title=Pro tempore &#124; Define Pro tempore at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2010-11-19}}</ref>

In [[Argentina]], a similar role is carried by the [[List_of_Provisional_Presidents_of_the_Argentine_Senate|Provisional President of the Argentine Senate]] in the absence of the [[Vice President of Argentina]]. By the 1994 amendment to the 1853 Constitution, the Vice President is designated as the [[Argentine Senate|Senate President]].

==List of presidents pro tempore==

=== Canada ===
*[[Speaker Pro Tempore of the Canadian Senate]]

=== Liberia ===
*[[List of presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Liberia]]

=== United States ===
*[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]]
*[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives#Speaker pro tempore|Speaker pro tempore of the United States House of Representatives]]
*[[President pro tempore of the California State Senate]]
*[[President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate]]
*[[President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate]]
*[[List of Presidents pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate|President pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate]]
*[[President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate]]
*[[President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate]]
*[[President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia]]
*[[Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico]]

=== Philippines ===
*[[President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines]]

=== International organizations ===
*[[President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations]]

==References==
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