praesidium

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A form of presidium — A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a larger governing body when the latter is in recess.

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Meanings

nounpraesidium (plural praesidia or praesidiums)

plural praesidia · plural praesidiums

  1. alternativeAlternative form of presidium.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

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committeecommission
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpraesidium
  2. Englishpraesidium

From Latin praesidium. Doublet of presidio and presidium.

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APA

praesidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praesidium

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“praesidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praesidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “praesidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praesidium.

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