adjective. Provided or serving only for the time being. synonym: temporary.

adjective. Of or relating to any of the extremist factions of the Irish Republican Army established in 1970.

noun. A person hired temporarily for a job, typically before having taken an examination qualifying the person for permanent employment.

noun. A temporary stamp that is used before the official issue is released.

noun. A member of a Provisional faction of the Irish Republican Army.

Provided for present need or for the occasion; temporarily established; temporary: as, a provisional regulation; a provisional treaty.

adjective. Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements

adjective. temporary

noun. a postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

adjective. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

""For a poll worker, a provisional is the easy way out.""

conditional  provisional concession  provisional injunction  provisional judgment  provisional remedy  

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collisional  divisional  

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accidental  ad hoc  adventitious  aleatory  alternate