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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
    - presidium

Derived forms: praesidiums

Type of: commission, committee

Encyclopedia: Praesidium

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