INTERREGNUM

Interregnum

An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order. Archetypally, it was the period of time between the reign of one monarch and the next, and the concepts of interregnum and regency therefore overlap.

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interregnum

Noun

  1. The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.
  2. A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.
  3. An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.


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