presidium


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
presidium /prɪˈsɪdɪʌm, -ˈzɪ-/ (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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