An interim is a period of temporary pause or change in a sequence of events, or a temporary state, and is often applied to transitional political entities.
Interim may also refer to:
Temporary organizational arrangements (general concept)
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Provisional government
A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, or a transitional government, is an emergency governmental authority set up to manage a political transition generally in the cases of a newly formed state or ...
, emergency government during the creation, collapse, or crisis of a state; also called interim government
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Caretaker government, temporary rule between governments in a parliamentary democracy; also called interim government
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Acting president
An acting president is a person who temporarily fills the role of a country's president when the incumbent president is unavailable (such as by illness or a vacation) or when the post is vacant (such as for death, injury, resignation, dismissal ...
, interim head of a state
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Acting (law)
In law, a person is acting in a position if they are not serving in the position on a permanent basis. This may be the case if the position has not yet been formally created, the person is only occupying the position on an interim basis, the perso ...
, designation of a person temporarily exercising the authority of any position
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Interrex
The interrex (plural interreges) was literally a ruler "between kings" (Latin ''inter reges'') during the Roman Kingdom and the Roman Republic. He was in effect a short-term regent.
History
The office of ''interrex'' was supposedly created follow ...
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Interim management
Interim management is the temporary provision of management resources and skills. Interim management can be seen as the short-term assignment of a proven heavyweight interim executive manager to manage a period of transition, crisis or change wit ...
, in business
Specific temporary political arrangements
Provisional and interim governments and constitutions
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Articles of Confederation, United States 1781–1788
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Interim government of California
The interim government of California existed from soon after the outbreak of the Mexican–American War in mid-1846 until U.S. statehood in September, 1850. There were three distinct phases:
*The first phase was from the beginning of the wartime m ...
, 1846–1850
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Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States
The Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States, formally the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, was an agreement among all seven original states in the Confederate States of America that ser ...
, 1861–1862
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Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China
After victory in the Xinhai Revolution, the Nanjing Provisional Government of the Republic of China, led by Sun Yat-sen, framed the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China (, 1912), which was an outline of basic regulations with the qua ...
, 1912–1931
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Dáil Constitution
The Constitution of Dáil Éireann ( ga, Bunreacht Dála Éireann), more commonly known as the Dáil Constitution, was the constitution of the 1919–22 Irish Republic. It was adopted by the First Dáil at its first meeting on 21 January 1919 an ...
, Ireland 1918–1921
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Interim National Assembly (Czechoslovakia) The Interim National Assembly ( cs, Prozatímní Národní shromáždění) was the legislative body of the Third Czechoslovak Republic
The Third Czechoslovak Republic ( cs, Třetí Československá republika, sk, Tretia česko-slovenská repub ...
, 1945–1946
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Interim Government of India
The Interim Government of India, also known as the Provisional Government of India, formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly of India, had the task of assisting the transition of British India to independence. It ...
, 1946–1947
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Provisional Constitution of 1950
The Provisional Constitution of 1950 ( id, Undang-Undang Dasar Sementara Republik Indonesia 1950, ''UUDS 1950'') replaced the Federal Constitution of 1949 when Indonesia unilaterally withdrew from the union with the Netherlands agreed at the ...
, Indonesia 1950–1959
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Interim Constitution of Tanzania, 1964–1977
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Interim presidency of Suharto, Indonesia 1967–1968
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Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (1974)
The Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Act VIII of 1974) provides for an apparently transitory autonomous parliamentary framework of self-governance and power sharing for the region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, defined by the act as ...
, from 1974
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Interim Batasang Pambansa
The Interim Batasang Pambansa (English: Interim National Assembly) was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978 to June 5, 1984. It served as a transitional legislative body mandated by the 1973 ...
, government of the Philippines 1978–1984
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Interim Government of Iran
The Interim Government of Iran ( fa, دولت موقت ايران, Dowlat-e Movaqat-e Irân) was the first government established in Iran after the Iranian Revolution. The regime was headed by Mehdi Bazargan, one of the members of the Freedom ...
1979–80, also covered by
Interim Government of Iran (1979–80)
Council of the Islamic Revolution formed Interim Government on Ruhollah Khomeini's order after resignation of Mehdi Bazargan because of Iran hostage crisis.
According to Ali Akbar Moinfar, Council of the Islamic Revolution chaired by Mohammad Be ...
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Interim Government of Iran (1981)
The interim government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (21 September 1981 – 29 October 1981) was established after the assassination of Mohammad-Ali Rajai (President) and Mohammad Javad Bahonar (Prime Minister) on 30 August. In accorda ...
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Interim Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus This is a list of Members of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the l ...
, 1983
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Transitional Government of Ethiopia
The Transitional Government of Ethiopia (TGE) was an era established immediately after the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) seized power from the Marxist-Leninist People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) in 1991. ...
, 1991–1995
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Interim Government of Somalia
The Interim Government of Somalia, led by Ali Mahdi Muhammad, was established immediately after the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic. From November 1991 to 1995, Ali Mahdi Muhammad had recognition as President by several states followin ...
, 1991–1996
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Interim National Government
The Interim National Government was the government of Nigeria following the crisis of the Third Republic after General Ibrahim Babangida handed power over to Ernest Shonekan as interim Head of State on 27 August 1993. The largely powerless gover ...
, Nigeria 1993
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Interim Constitution (South Africa)
The Interim Constitution was the fundamental law of South Africa from the first non-racial general election on 27 April 1994 until it was superseded by the final constitution on 4 February 1997. As a transitional constitution it required the ...
, 1994–1997
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National Transitional Council (Congo) The National Transition Council of Congo ( French ''Conseil national de transition'') was a political body in the Republic of the CongoJoint Interim Administrative Structure
The Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS) was an interim administrative body in Kosovo, established in January 2000 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the period that the United Nations was direc ...
, Kosovo 2000–2001
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Afghan Interim Administration
The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA), also known as the Afghan Interim Authority, was the first administration of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and was the highest authority of the country from 22 December 2001 until 13 July ...
, 2001–2002
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, 2004–2005
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Iraqi Interim Government
The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until the drafting of the new constitution following the National Assembly election conducted on January 30, 2005. T ...
, 2005
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Iraqi Transitional Government
The Iraqi Transitional Government was the government of Iraq from May 3, 2005, when it replaced the Iraqi Interim Government, until May 20, 2006, when it was replaced by a permanent government.
On April 28 it was approved by the transitional Ira ...
, 2005–2006
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Interim National Constitution of the Republic of Sudan, 2005
The temporary ''de facto'' Constitution of Sudan is the Draft Constitutional Declaration, which was signed by representatives of the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change alliance on 4 August 2019. This replaced the ...
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2006 interim constitution of Thailand The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), Buddhist Era 2549 (2006) ( th, รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย (ฉบับชั่วคราว) พุทธศักราช 2549; ) ...
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2006 Thai interim civilian government
The 2006 Thai interim civilian government is the Thailand, Thai Provisional government, provisional civilian government headed by Interim List of Prime Ministers of Thailand, Prime Minister General Surayud Chulanont. It was appointed on 1 October ...
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Interim Cabinet of Fiji, 2007
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2011 Provisional Constitution of Egypt
The Constitutional Declaration of 2011 (also known as the Provisional Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt) was a measure adopted by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt on 30 March 2011. The declaration was intended to serve ...
, 2011–2012
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National Transitional Council
The National Transitional Council of Libya ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإنتقالي '), sometimes known as the Transitional National Council, was the ''de facto'' government of Libya for a period during and after the Libyan Civil War ...
, Libya 2011–2012
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Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration
The Constitutional Declaration is the current supreme law of Libya, introduced due to the overthrow of the Gaddafi government in the Libyan Civil War. It was finalised on 3 August 2011 by the National Transitional Council, and is intended to rem ...
, from 2011
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Regmi interim cabinet, Nepal 2013–2014
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Interim Government of Ambazonia
The Interim Government of Ambazonia is the provisional government in exile of the internationally unrecognized Federal Republic of Ambazonia.
History Ayuk Tabe cabinet (2017–18)
The Interim Government of Ambazonia was formed from the Sout ...
, from 2017
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2020 interim government of Kyrgyzstan
Caretaker interim governments
Specific states generally
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Caretaker government of Australia, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country
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Caretaker government of Bangladesh
The Caretaker Government of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার) was a form of government in which Bangladesh used to be ruled by a selected government for an interim period du ...
, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country
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Caretaker government of Malaysia
In Malaysian political and constitutional terminology, a caretaker government is a government of Malaysia during a period that starts when the parliament is dissolved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong prior to a general election, and continues for a per ...
, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country
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Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan ( ur, ) is the acting head of government in Pakistan following the dissolution of the National Assembly. The purpose of this post is to ensure free and fair elections are held. The most recent Caretaker ...
, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country
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Interim and Acting President of Israel
Specific caretaker interim governments
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Churchill caretaker ministry
The Churchill caretaker ministry was a short-term British government in the latter stages of the Second World War, from 23 May to 26 July 1945. The prime minister was Winston Churchill, leader of the Conservative Party. This government succeed ...
, United Kingdom 1945
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Iraqi Governing Council
The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 2003 to 1 June 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The IGC consisted of various Iraqi pol ...
, government under the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period, 2004–2005 (see above)
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Interim legislature of Nepal
The Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal, previously known as the Reinstated House of Representatives was the legislature of Nepal formed in the aftermath of the 2006 Nepalese revolution and the Comprehensive Peace Accord signed with the Comm ...
, from 2009
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Interim Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos
The Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos was sworn in on May 17, 2012 after the end of the period of office of the Cabinet of Lucas Papademos, when an inconclusive election on May 6, 2012 resulted in a hung parliament. According to the pr ...
in Greece, 2012
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2015 interim election government of Turkey
The 2015 interim election government of Turkey was a temporary election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on the request of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It is also referred to as the Second Davutoğlu Cabinet. As the 63rd ...
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Caretaker Government of Myanmar (2021), from 2021
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Interim East Punjab Assembly, 1947–1951
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Interim Morgan Government
The Interim Morgan Government of Wales was formed on 9 February 2000 by Rhodri Morgan following the resignation of Alun Michael as First Secretary, which was pre-empted by a vote of no-confidence by Plaid Cymru.
Rhodri Morgan was named as Acti ...
, Wales 2000
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Interim Uttarakhand Assembly
The Interim Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly also known as Antarim Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha was a unicameral governing and law making body of the newly formed Indian state of Uttarakhand (then ''Uttaranchal''). As a Provisional Legislative A ...
, Indian state of Uttarakhand 2000–2002
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Ituri Interim Administration
The Ituri Interim Administration is an interim body that administers the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was established in 2003 by the Ituri Pacification Commission and supported by the UN mission in the DRC.
History ...
, government of the Ituri region of the Congo, from 2003
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Syrian Interim Government, government of some parts of Syria from 2013
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Bangsamoro Interim Cabinet, government of Bangsamoro in the Philippines from 2018
Temporary peaces
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Regensburg Interim The Regensburg Interim, traditionally called in English the Interim of Ratisbon, was a temporary settlement in matters of religion, entered into by Emperor Charles V with the Protestants in 1541.
It was published at the conclusion on 29 July 1541 o ...
, 1542 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany
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Augsburg Interim
The Augsburg Interim (full formal title: ''Declaration of His Roman Imperial Majesty on the Observance of Religion Within the Holy Empire Until the Decision of the General Council'') was an imperial decree ordered on 15 May 1548 at the 1548 Diet ...
, 1548 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany
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Leipzig Interim
The Leipzig Interim was one of several temporary settlements between the Emperor Charles V and German Lutherans following the Schmalkaldic War. It was presented to an assembly of Saxon political estates in December 1548. Though not adopted by the a ...
, another 1548 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany
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Interim Peace
The Interim Peace ( fi, Välirauha, sv, Mellanfreden) was a short period in the history of Finland during the Second World War. The term is used for the time between the Winter War and the Continuation War, lasting a little over 15 months, from 1 ...
between Finland and the USSR 1940–1941
Diplomacy
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Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Chargé () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department in central France.
Chargé is a small town near Amboise. The Rock 'in Chargé festival has revitalized the village sinc2006
Population
The inhab ...
'', temporary head of a diplomatic mission
*Interim Meeting of Foreign Ministers, 1945, also called the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers
*Interim Agreement, commonly known as the Oslo Accords, relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
*Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, commonly known as the Oslo II Accord
*Sinai Interim Agreement, also known as the Sinai II Agreement, between Egypt and Israel 1975
*Interim Self Governing Authority, 2003 Tamil proposal
*Geneva interim agreement on Iranian nuclear program, 2013, commonly known as the Joint Plan of Action
Other
*Interim Committee, precursor to the American Atomic Energy Commission 1945–1946
*Interim Independent Electoral Commission (Kenya), 2009–2011
*Interim leader (Canada), a temporary party leader appointed upon the resignation or death of a party leader
*Interim Committee on Un-American Activities, commonly known as the Canwell Committee, legislative committee of Washington State in the United States, 1947–1949
*Nassau Interim Finance Authority, from 2000, New York State commission
*Interim Climate Change Committee, New Zealand 2018–2019
Legal concepts and procedures
*Interim order, court order in effect pending outcome of a case
*Interim trustee, concept in United States bankruptcy law
*Interim appeal, a partial appeal in United States law
*Interim interdict in Scots law, a temporary injunction
*Judicial interim release, part of Canadian bail law
Peacekeeping forces
*United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, from 1978
*United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei in Sudan, from 2011
Sports
*Caretaker manager, temporary manager of a soccer team; also called interim manager
*Interim championship, temporary world championship in boxing and other contact sports
*IFA Interim Intermediate League, Ireland 2008–2009
The arts
*Interim (film), ''Interim'' (film), 1953 short film by Stan Brakhage
*Interim (album), ''Interim'' (album), 2004 album by British rock band The Fall
*''Interim Resurgence'', 1985 album by Zoogz Rift
*INTERIM-Theater in Munich
Other
*Interim analysis, in science, analysis of incomplete data
*Interim state, in some religious thought, an intermediate state between one's death and the End Times
*Interim alternative educational setting, in American education, temporary placement for a special-needs student
*Interim Housing, in China, provision for temporarily displaced persons
*MCC Interim Linux, provisional software release 1992
*Institute of Interim Management, United Kingdom
*Interim Fast Attack Vehicle, American scout vehicle
*Interim Control Module, NASA machine
*Interim Capability for Airborne Networking, United States Air Force process
*Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera, taxonomic database
*Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
See also
*Ad interim, Latin phrase for "in the meantime"
*Interim velim a sole mihi non obstes ("In the meantime, don't block my sun")
*Regent, temporary ruler standing in for monarch currently unable to exercise rule
*Locum tenens, a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another
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