interregnum

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interregnum

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ter·reg·num /ˌɪntəˈreɡnəm/ noun (plural interregnums or interregna /-nə/) [countable] formal a period of time when a country or organization has no ruler or leader, and they are waiting for a new one 政权 [权力]空白期〔新领导人尚未接任，国家或组织没有领导人的一段时期〕Origin interregnum (1500-1600) Latin regnum “period of rule”

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interregnum
in‧ter‧reg‧num /ˌɪntəˈreɡnəm/

noun (plural interregnums or interregna /-nə/) [countable] formal

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: regnum 'period of rule'

a period of time when a country or organization has no ruler or leader, and they are waiting for a new one

inter·reg·num

BrE

/ˌɪntəˈreɡnəm/

NAmE

/ˌɪntəˈreɡnəm/

noun

[usually singular]

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inter·reg·nums

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formal

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a period of time during which a country, an organization, etc. does not have a leader and is waiting for a new one （政府改组期间的）政权空白；（机构的）权力空白