Provisional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective Also pro·vi·sion·ar·y [pruh-vizh-uh-ner-ee] /prəˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr i/ (for defs. 1, 2).
  1. providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
  2. accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; contingent.
  3. of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.
noun
  1. a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps.
  2. a provisional member of a group.
  3. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.
adjective
  1. subject to later alteration; temporary or conditional
noun
  1. a postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed
adjective
  1. of, designating, or relating to the unofficial factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
noun
  1. a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin
Provisional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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