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presidium

Syllabification: (pre·sid·i·um)

(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.

Origin:

1920s: from Russian prezidium, from Latin praesidium 'protection, garrison' (see preside)

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