praesidium
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As a mute and moribund Stalin drifts in and out of consciousness, his petrified praesidium starts planning for what might follow.
From Economist • Oct. 20, 2017
The cast is at its best during the meetings of the praesidium, as contenders for power lean on Malenkov to force a vote for their agenda.
From Economist • Oct. 20, 2017
Campani magis nomen ad praesidium sociorum quam 15 vires cum attulissent, fluentes luxu ab duratis usu armorum in Sidicino pulsi agro, in se deinde molem omnem belli verterunt.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Nihilne te nocturnum praesidium Palati, nihil urbis vigiliae, nihil timor populi, nihil concursus bonorum 5 omnium, nihil hic munitissimus habendi senatus locus, nihil horum ora voltusque moverunt?
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Anteveni aliqua aut aliquo saltu circumduce exercitum, Coge in obsidium perduellis, nostris praesidium para.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
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