PRESIDIUM


Meaning of PRESIDIUM in English

[ prɪ'sɪdɪʌm , -'zɪ- ]

(also praesidium )

■ noun a standing executive committee in a communist country.

Origin

1920s: from Russ. prezidium , from L. praesidium (see preside ).

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