interregnum
🇬🇧 UK/.intә'regnәm/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A period between two successive reigns or governments when normal authority is suspended.
空位期;政权过渡期;中断期
🧩 Root Breakdown
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Example Sentences
- 1.
The country experienced an interregnum of five years before a new government was established.
- 2.
During the interregnum following the king's death, various factions competed for control of the throne.
- 3.
Political scientists study interregnum periods to understand how power transitions affect institutional stability.