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provisional
pro·vi·sion·al P0623200 (prə-vĭzh′ə-nəl)adj.1. Provided or serving only for the time being. See Synonyms at temporary.2. Provisional Of or relating to any of the extremist factions of the Irish Republican Army established in 1970.n.1. A person hired temporarily for a job, typically before having taken an examination qualifying the person for permanent employment: fire department provisionals.2. A temporary stamp that is used before the official issue is released.3. Provisional A member of a Provisional faction of the Irish Republican Army.
pro·vi′sion·al·ly adv.provisional (prəˈvɪʒənəl) or less commonly provisionaryadjsubject to later alteration; temporary or conditional: a provisional decision. n (Philately) a postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed proˈvisionally adv
Provisional (prəˈvɪʒənəl) adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, designating, or relating to the unofficial factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990sn (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called: Provo a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féinpro•vi•sion•al (prəˈvɪʒ ə nl)
adj. 1. serving for the time being only; temporary: a provisional government. 2. accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional. 3. (usu. cap.) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of terrorism and violence. n. 4. a postage stamp issued for temporary use, as by a local post office prior to regular government issues. 5. a provisional member of a group. 6. (usu. cap.) a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army. Also, pro•vi′sion•ar`y (-ˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr i) (for defs. 1,2).[1595–1605]pro•vi′sion•al•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | provisional - under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"probationary, provisionary, tentativeconditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid" |
provisionaladjective1. temporary, interim, transitional, stopgap, pro tem the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government
temporary permanent2. conditional, limited, qualified, contingent, tentative, provisory The times stated are provisional and subject to confirmation.
conditional fixed, definiteprovisionaladjective1. Intended, used, or present for a limited time:impermanent, interim, short-range, short-term, temporary.2. Temporarily assuming the duties of another:acting, ad interim, interim, pro tem, temporary.3. Depending on or containing a condition or conditions:conditional, provisory, tentative.Translationsprovision (prəˈviʒən) noun1. the act of providing. The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children. 提供 提供2. an agreed arrangement. 安排，預備 安排，预备 3. a rule or condition. 規定 规定 verb to supply (especially an army) with food. 向...供應食品 向...供应食品proˈvisional adjective temporary; appointed, arranged etc only for the present time. a provisional government. 臨時的 临时的proˈvisionally adverb 臨時地 临时地proˈvisions noun plural (a supply of) food. The campers got their provisions at the village shop. 食物(供應) 食物（供应） make provision for to provide what is necessary for. You should make provision for your old age. 為...作好準備 为...作好准备
provisional
provisional (less commonly), provisionary a postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed
Provisional of, designating, or relating to the unofficial factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s provisional
provisional (prō-vĭzh′ŭn-ăl) [L. provisio, provision] Serving a temporary use pending permanent arrangements.Provisional
ProvisionalTemporary; not permanent. Tentative, contingent, preliminary. A provisional civil service appointment is a temporary position that fills a vacancy until a test can be properly administered and statutory requirements can be fulfilled to make a permanent appointment. FinancialSeeprovisionAcronymsSeePROVprovisional
Synonyms for provisionaladj temporarySynonyms- temporary
- interim
- transitional
- stopgap
- pro tem
Antonymsadj conditionalSynonyms- conditional
- limited
- qualified
- contingent
- tentative
- provisory
AntonymsSynonyms for provisionaladj intended, used, or present for a limited timeSynonyms- impermanent
- interim
- short-range
- short-term
- temporary
adj temporarily assuming the duties of anotherSynonyms- acting
- ad interim
- interim
- pro tem
- temporary
adj depending on or containing a condition or conditionsSynonyms- conditional
- provisory
- tentative
Synonyms for provisionaladj under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed uponSynonyms- probationary
- provisionary
- tentative
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