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单词 presidium
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
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 
  1. Government(esp. in Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and performing government activities.
See -sid-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•sid•i•um  (pri sidē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sid•i•ums, -sid•i•a (-sidē ə).USA pronunciation (often cap.)
  1. 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/)
  1. (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
  2. a collective presidency, esp of a nongovernmental organization
Etymology: 20th Century: from Russian prezidium, from Latin praesidium, from praesidēre to superintend; see preside
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
praesidium /prɪˈsɪdɪəm/ n
  1. a variant spelling of presidium
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