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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an interregnum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a period of time during which normal government or control is suspended, often between the reigns of two leaders or governments.
Example: "The country experienced an interregnum after the king's abdication, leading to uncertainty and unrest among the populace."
Alternatives: "a period of transition" or "a time of uncertainty".
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The world is once again living an interregnum.
When great men die, there is an interregnum.
In ancient Iran, after an interregnum, the election of the king took place through an omen.
Vichy, they insisted, wasn't part of the republic's history, merely an interregnum.
Tennis writers, like royal watchers, become twitchy when confronted by an interregnum.
But, he said, "the equity market has not embraced an interregnum of stagflation".
The Liberals, who had dominated national politics for much of the past century, saw it as an interregnum.
That is one reason why this time the transition will be less an interregnum than a co-presidency.
For two years he held the fort at two local churches during an interregnum, transforming the rural parish of Egdean.
He was killed in 1978, three years into the 24-year Indonesian occupation that thwarted the former Portuguese colony's independence until 2002 (after an interregnum under the UN).
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In the closing scenes of the novel, Bond sits down to dinner with Honeychile Rider, who, it transpires, is the heiress to an interregnum-era plantation outside of Kingston.
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