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PRESIDIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
Synonyms:
praesidium; presidium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("presidium" is a kind of...):
commission; committee (a special group delegated to consider some matter)