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transitional

 adjective
     
tran‧si‧tion‧al
1 relating to a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another
transitional period/stage etc
a transitional period during the switch to the Euro
2

transitional government

PG a temporary government, usually one that governs until official elections can take place in a country
—transitionally adverb
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