provisionary
/prəˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/
adjective
- Arranged or existing for the present time only, often as a temporary measure until a permanent solution is found.
- The company hired a provisionary manager while they searched for a permanent CEO.
- We signed a provisionary agreement to start work next month, pending final approval.
- The government set up a provisionary shelter for families displaced by the flood.
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noun
- A person who holds a position or role on a temporary basis, especially in an organization or government.
- As a provisionary, she had limited authority to make major decisions.
- The school hired a provisionary to fill in for the principal during her medical leave.
- The provisionary was appointed to lead the committee until a new chairperson could be elected.