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Another word for provisional

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Adjective

  1. Intended, used, or present for a limited time

    See also:

    continue

  2. Temporarily assuming the duties of another

    See also:

    substitute

    continue

  3. Depending on or containing a condition or conditions

    See also:

    limited

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Another word for provisional

Modifier
  1. See also:

    temporary

    temporary

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Sentence Examples

  • A provisional convention was granted to a German company by the Porte, and an irade was obtained in 1902.

  • A provisional government was proclaimed by the insurgents, with headquarters at Desterro, and communication was opened with Gumercindo Saraiva, the leader of the insurrection in Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Sulla's dictatorship was the form taken by a provisional government.

  • Denver had already been incorporated by a provisional local (extra legal) " legislature," and the Kansas legislature gave a charter to a rival company which the Denver people bought out.

  • Until then it had been merely a provisional committee annexed to the latter.

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