HyperDic: presidium

English > 1 sense of the word presidium:
NOUNgrouppresidium, praesidiuma 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 > pronunciation
Soundsprihsih'diyahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > presidium: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA 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.
Synonympraesidium
Broadercommittee, commissionA special group delegated to consider some matter
Spanishpraesidium, presidium
Catalanpraesidium, presídium

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