interregnum
C1CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
FormalRegister
General noun
A period between two reigns or governments when normal authority is suspended.
During the interregnum between chief executives, no one dared approve so much as a stationery order.
Business noun
The unsettled interval between one leader's departure and a successor taking firm hold.
During the interregnum after the founder left, nobody wanted to commit budget to anything.
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