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presidium

Syllabification: (pre·sid·i·um)

Pronunciation: /priˈsidēəm, -ˈzid-/

(also praesidium)

Definition of presidium

noun

a standing executive committee in a communist country.
(Presidium) the standing executive committee in the former Soviet Union, which functioned as the legislative authority when the Supreme Soviet was not sitting.