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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: praesidium /prɪˈsɪdɪəm/ n - a variant spelling of presidium
pre•sid•i•um /prɪˈsɪdiəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -sid•i•ums, -sid•i•a /-ˈsɪdiə/.USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -sid•i•ums, -sid•i•a - Government(esp. in Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and performing government activities.
See -sid-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•sid•i•um (pri sid′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sid•i•ums, -sid•i•a (-sid′ē ə).USA pronunciation (often cap.) - Government(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers:the presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
- Latin prae-sidium, derivative of praes(es) (stem praesid-) guardian, governor, literally, one sitting before. See preside, -ium
- 1815–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: presidium, praesidium /prɪˈsɪdɪəm/ n ( pl -iums, -ia / -ɪə/)- (often capital) (in Communist countries) a permanent committee of a larger body, such as a legislature, that acts for it when it is in recess
- a collective presidency, esp of a nongovernmental organization
Etymology: 20th Century: from Russian prezidium, from Latin praesidium, from praesidēre to superintend; see preside |