Presumptive

Presumptive may refer to:

  • Heir presumptive, a person who is expected to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but their position can be displaced by the birth of another person with a better claim to the position.
  • Presumptive nominee, a person who is candidate for President who has not yet received a party nomination, but is expected to receive that nomination in the near future.
  • Speaker-presumptive, a person who is not yet the speaker of a parliament, but is expected to become the speaker in the near future
  • The Presumptive Tax Regime in Pakistan.
  • Presumptive mood, or irrealis mood, a grammatical mood.