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PRO British & World English

Public Record Office

pro1 British & World English

a professional, especially in sport

pro2 British & World English

an advantage or argument in favour of something

pro-1 British & World English

favouring; supporting

pro-2 British & World English

before in time, place, order, etc.

pro-am British & World English

(of a sports event) involving both professionals and amateurs

pro-ana British & World English

(of a website) encouraging or advocating anorexia

pro Deo British & World English

with legal costs paid by the state at the instruction of the court

pro tem British & World English

for the time being

per pro. British & World English

per procurationem (used when signing a letter on behalf of someone else; now usually abbreviated to pp)

pro-form British & World English

a word or lexical unit which is dependent for its meaning on reference to some other part of the context, for example a pronoun or the verb do in she likes chocolate and so do I

pro forma British & World English

done or produced as a matter of form

pro-life British & World English

opposing abortion and euthanasia

pro shop British & World English

a retail outlet at a golf club, typically run by the resident professional, where golfing equipment can be purchased or repaired

pro tanto British & World English

to such an extent; to that extent

semi-pro British & World English

short for semi-professional.

pro-choice British & World English

advocating the legal right of a woman to choose whether or not she will have an abortion

pro-family British & World English

promoting family life and traditional moral values

pro-nuncio British & World English

a papal ambassador to a country that does not accord the Pope’s ambassador automatic precedence over other ambassadors

pro-abortion British & World English

in favour of the availability of medically induced abortion

pro-democracy British & World English

denoting or relating to political activism directed towards the establishment of democratic government in a country

pro-European British & World English

favouring or supporting closer links with the European Union

pro hac vice British & World English

for or on this occasion only

quid pro quo British & World English

a favour or advantage granted in return for something

pars pro toto British & World English

a part or aspect of something taken as representative of the whole

president pro tempore (also president pro tem) British & World English

a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president

pro-vice-chancellor British & World English

an assistant or deputy vice chancellor of a university

pro bono in pro bono publico British & World English

denoting legal work undertaken without charge, especially for a client on low income

prodrug British & World English

a biologically inactive compound which can be metabolized in the body to produce a drug

prograde British & World English

(of planetary motion) proceeding from west to east; direct

prorate British & World English

allocate, distribute, or assess pro rata

prostyle British & World English

a portico with a maximum of four columns

prosumer British & World English

a person who buys electronic goods that are of a standard between those aimed at consumers and professionals

proactive British & World English

(of a person or action) creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened

proconsul British & World English

a governor of a province in ancient Rome, having much of the authority of a consul

prosocial British & World English

relating to or denoting behaviour which is positive, helpful, and intended to promote social acceptance and friendship

proinsulin British & World English

a substance produced by the pancreas which is converted to insulin

pro-nuncios in pro-nuncio British & World English

a papal ambassador to a country that does not accord the Pope’s ambassador automatic precedence over other ambassadors

provitamin British & World English

a substance which is converted into a vitamin within an organism

quid pro quos in quid pro quo British & World English

a favour or advantage granted in return for something

president pro tem in president pro tempore (also president pro tem) British & World English

a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president