Bureaucratic question

[Alina Israeli]

Yes, like Acting Dean, if he is not the permanent one, but an interim. In case of Egor Gaidar he was always и.о. председателя правительства because he was never confirmed.

Alina

On Jun 26, 2014, at 12:56 AM, Anthony Anemone <AnemoneA at NEWSCHOOL.EDU> wrote:

> I understand the meaning of the phrase "и. о. начальника. . ."  ("someone who fulfills the responsibilities of the director"), but I don't really understand what it means:  is it a temporary position, something like an acting head of a department while a search is conducted for a permanent head? or something else?

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