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presidium
presidium
See also: présidium
English
Noun
presidium (plural presidia or presidiums)
- A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a larger governing body when the latter is in recess. [1920]
- Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet.
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Translations
executive committee
References
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition 1997