Associations to the word «Provisional»

Wiktionary

PROVISIONAL, adjective. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent
PROVISIONAL, noun. (philately) a postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
PROVISIONAL, noun. A member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
PROVISIONAL IRA, proper noun. One of the two groups formed following a split in the IRA in 1969, advocating a united socialist Ireland and supporting the use of terrorism and violence.
PROVISIONAL JOB, noun. A job that can be filled without being appointed from a civil service list.

Dictionary definition

PROVISIONAL, adjective. Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule".

Wise words

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Martin Luther King Jr.