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Noun: praesidium  pri'si-dee-um
  1. 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
    "The praesidium issued decrees between parliamentary sessions";
    - presidium

Derived forms: praesidiums

Type of: commission, committee

Encyclopedia: Praesidium