presidium

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/pɹɪˈsɪdi.əm/

noun

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.

Similar
praesidium
OriginRussian прези́диум ← Latin praesidium →
UncommonFirst used 1920Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounpresidium (plural presidia or presidiums)

plural presidia · plural presidiums · alternative praesidium

  1. 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.First known use 1920
  2. Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet.

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

Similar
praesidium
Broader
committeecommission

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpraesidium
  2. Russianпрези́диум
  3. Englishpresidium

Borrowed from Russian прези́диум (prezídium), from Latin praesidium. Doublet of praesidium and presidio.

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Translations

Bulgarian прези́диум
  • прези́диум (prezídium)executive committee
Chinese Mandarin 主席團 /主席团
  • 主席團 /主席团 (zhǔxítuán)executive committee
Czech předsednictvo, prezidium
  • předsednictvoexecutive committee
  • prezidiumexecutive committee
Danish præsidium
  • præsidiumexecutive committee
Dutch presidium
  • presidiumexecutive committee
Estonian presiidium
  • presiidiumexecutive committee
Finnish puhemiehistö, puheenjohtajisto
  • puhemiehistöexecutive committee
  • puheenjohtajistoexecutive committee
French présidium
  • présidiumexecutive committee
German Präsidium
  • Präsidiumexecutive committee
Greek προεδρείο
  • προεδρείο (proedreío)executive committee
Hungarian elnökség, prezídium
  • elnökségexecutive committee
  • prezídiumexecutive committee
Japanese 幹部会
  • 幹部会 (kanbukai)executive committee
Korean 간부회
  • 간부회 (ganbuhoe)executive committee
Latvian prezidijs
  • prezidijsexecutive committee
Lithuanian prezidiumas
  • prezidiumasexecutive committee
Norwegian Bokmål presidium
  • presidiumexecutive committee
Polish prezydium
  • prezydiumexecutive committee
Romanian prezidiu
  • prezidiuexecutive committee
Russian прези́диум
  • прези́диум (prezídium)executive committee
Slovak prezídium
  • prezídiumexecutive committee
Spanish presídium
  • presídiumexecutive committee
Swedish presidium
  • presidiumexecutive committee
Thai เปรซิเดียม, คณะผู้บริหารสูงสุด
  • เปรซิเดียมexecutive committee
  • คณะผู้บริหารสูงสุดexecutive committee
Ukrainian прези́дія
  • прези́дія (prezýdija)executive committee
Vietnamese chủ tịch đoàn, đoàn chủ tịch
  • chủ tịch đoànexecutive committee
  • đoàn chủ tịchexecutive committee
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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