Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A running or coming between; intervention.
- noun An intervening occurrence; an incident.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A passing or running between; occurrence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
passing orrunning between ;occurrence .
Etymologies
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See intercurrent.
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Examples
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In political environments characterized by intercurrence, the political institutions that must unite for a successful challenge to federal courts are rarely on the same page.
Graber on James Buchanan and the Federal Judiciary Act Dan Ernst 2009
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Judicial power, the evidence from 1831 and other times suggests, thrives in a political environment more characterized by intercurrence than realignment.
Graber on James Buchanan and the Federal Judiciary Act Dan Ernst 2009
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