presidium
- (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.
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legislature, management, ministry, executive, cabinet, bureau, board, committee, department, presidency, upstairs, general, chair, president, commander, consulate, chairperson, headquarters, embassy, commandExamples from the Web for presidium
Contemporary Examples of presidium
The deputy chairman of the presidium of the Donetsk Republic, Denis Pushilin, also predicts “good results.”
Historical Examples of presidium
You are Chairman of the Presidium; is this how you keep order here?
A Slave is a SlaveHenry Beam Piper
They elected the seven members of the Presidium, who drew lots for the Chairmanship.
A Slave is a SlaveHenry Beam Piper
The Presidium appointed the Chiefs of Managements, who also served for life.
A Slave is a SlaveHenry Beam Piper
More importantly, the presidium assumed the powers and functions of the National Assembly when the latter was not in session.
Area Handbook for BulgariaEugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
In practice, the Assembly listens to the reading of bills drawn up by its Presidium and then votes unanimous approval.
Area Handbook for AlbaniaEugene K. Keefe
presidium
praesidium
- (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
Word Origin for presidium
Word Origin and History for presidium
Presidium
permanent administrative committee of the U.S.S.R., 1924, from Russian prezidium, from Latin praesidium "a presiding over, defense," from praesidere (see preside).