presidium

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Synonyms: praesidium, residuum, presiding, presidio, preludium, peridium, presidial, pteridium, psidium, presidios, presidia

Antonyms: praesidium, residuum, presiding, presidio, preludium, peridium, presidial, pteridium, psidium, presidios, presidia

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Noun

1. A [[permanent]] [[executive]] [[committee]], used primarily in [[Communist]] countries, with the [[power]] to [[act]] for a larger [[govern]]ing body when the latter is in [[recess]]. {{defdate|1920}}
2. Such an executive committee [[head]]ed by the [[President]] of the [[Supreme Soviet]].

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