| NOUN | group | praesidium, presidium | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | presidium | |
| Broader | committee, commission | A special group delegated to consider some matter |
| Spanish | praesidium, presidium | |
| Catalan | praesidium, presídium | |
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