interregnum

A noun referring to a period of time between two reigns, governments, or leaderships when normal governance is suspended or in transition.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den Zeitraum zwischen zwei Regierungen, Herrschaften oder Führungen bezeichnet, in dem die normale Regierungsgewalt ausgesetzt ist oder sich im Übergang befindet.

1. Period between reigns C2 formal

   A period of time when a state, organization, or institution is without its usual leader or ruler, especially between the end of one reign and the beginning of the next.

   • The country experienced a brief interregnum after the king's abdication.
   • During the interregnum, a council of elders governed the kingdom.
   • Historians often debate the political stability during the interregnum.

   🇩🇪Zwischenreich

   Synonyme: gaphiatusinteriminterruptionintervallapsepausesuspension

2. Pause or gap C2 formal

   A temporary break or interval in a continuous process or activity.

   • There was an interregnum in the company's leadership after the CEO resigned.
   • The interregnum between the two academic terms allowed for curriculum revisions.
   • The project faced an interregnum while waiting for funding approval.

   🇩🇪Unterbrechung oder Lücke

   Synonyme: breakgaphiatusintermissioninterruptionintervallullpauserespitesuspension

   Antonyme: continuationcontinuity

• interregna plural form
• interregnums plural form
• interregna's possessive plural form
• interregnums' possessive plural form
• interregnum's possessive singular form