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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interbetween, among
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umsuffix
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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.

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