interregnum
IPA: ɪntɝrˈɛgnʌm
noun
- The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.
- (politics) A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.
- (by extension) An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.
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Examples of "interregnum" in Sentences
- It was painted in the year of the interregnum.
- The name has continued to be used during the interregnum.
- The interregnum ends with the founding of the first empire.
- He left the company in 2002 and another interregnum ensued.
- It was as though the oppression of the interregnum never happened.
- I think the same applies to the kings during the interregnum period.
- After an interregnum, the building became the property of the chief.
- At the end of the interregnum, that certainty seemed open to question.
- He played a great part in the politics of the Great Interregnum in Germany.
- The result was that the English Interregnum was a period of draconian decrees.
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