A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase "pro tempore" is Latin "for the time being".
In Argentina, a similar role is carried by the Provisional President of the Argentine Senate in the absence of the Vice-President of Argentina who is designated, by the 1994 ammendment to the 1853 Constitution, as the Senate President.
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