Definition of Interregnum
Interregnum
in·ter·reg·num
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(noun)
a period of time during which the normal functioning of the government is temporarily suspended, especially due to being vacant between successive regimes;
e.g. During the interregnum, the country's military staged a coup.
(noun)
broadly, a pause, interval, or lapse between the members of a continuous series;
e.g. These years were an interregnum between major scientific discoveries.
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