presidium

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/pɹɪˈsɪdi.əm/ English

Definitions

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.
Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet.

Related words

Synonyms

praesidium presidential presidency chairmanship bureau office executive operational chair npc premiership bureaux central committee politbureau politburo plenum

Associated

attesting ussr khrushchev beria ssr attestation supreme commissariat bundestag soviet

Rhymes

idiom iridium cryptosporidium nephridium chriptosporidium

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