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noun - the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
The interval of time between the end of a sovereign’s reign and the accession of a successor.
A period of temporary suspension of the usual functions of government or control.
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Some of the periods of time called this occurred in 304 A.D. (4 years), 1314 (2 years), 1958 (19 days), 1963 & 2005 |
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a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes. |
the time between two reigns, governments, etc. |
a period when a country or organization does not have a leader |
The interval of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of a successor. |
A period of temporary suspension of the usual functions of government or control. |
A gap in continuity. |
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An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) 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 (coming from Latin inter-, "between" and rgnum, "reign" [from rex, rgis, "king"]), and the concepts of interregnum and regency therefore overlap. Historically, the longer and heavier interregna were typically accompanied by widespread unrest, civil and succession wars between warlords, and power vacuums filled by foreign invasions or the emergence of a new power. A failed state is usually in interregnum. * The term also refers to the periods between the election of a new parliament and the establishment of a new government from that parliament in parliamentary democracies, usually ones that employ some form of proportional representation that allows small parties to elect significant numbers, requiring time for negotiations to form a government. In the UK, Canada and o |