<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary</li><li>accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; contingent</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>pro tempore</li><li>ad interim</li><li>stopgap</li><li>short-term</li><li>interim</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps</li><li>a provisional member of a group</li><li>a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army</li></ul>