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- presidium (n.) permanent administrative committee of the U.S.S.R., 1924, from Rus. prezidium, from L. præsidium "a presiding over, defense," from præsidere (see PRESIDE (Cf. preside)).
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presídium — 1. Voz de origen latino que, procedente del ruso, se usa con el sentido de ‘órgano que rige una organización comunista, en especial el que regía el Sóviet Supremo de la antigua URSS’: «Parece lógico que el Sóviet Supremo elija a Gorbachov… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
presidium — index board, management (directorate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
presidium — {{hw}}{{presidium}}{{/hw}}(o s ) s. m. inv. Sino ai primi anni 90, presidenza, in organi rappresentativi di Stato o di partito in alcuni paesi comunisti europei … Enciclopedia di italiano
presidium — (also praesidium) ► NOUN ▪ a standing executive committee in a communist country. ORIGIN Russian prezidium, from Latin praesidere preside … English terms dictionary
presidium — [pri sid′ē əm] n. pl. presidia [pri sid′ēə] or presidiums [Russ prezidium < L praesidium: see PRESIDIO] 1. [often P ] in certain communist countries, a standing committee empowered to act for a larger body, as a legislature 2. [P ] the… … English World dictionary
Presidium — The Presidium or Præsidium (from Latin praesidium meaning protection or defense so plural presidia or praesidia) is the name for the executive committeeFact|date=January 2008 of various legislative and organizational bodies. In Communist states… … Wikipedia
Présidium — Præsidium Le præsidium or présidium (du latin praesidium langue dans laquelle on a longtemps utilisé la ligature æ pour ae dans les textes imprimés signifiant « protection ou défense » ; pluriel en français : præsidia ou… … Wikipédia en Français
presidium — UK [prɪˈsɪdɪəm] / US noun [countable] Word forms presidium : singular presidium plural presidiums or presidia a committee in Communist countries that represents a larger political group such as a parliament … English dictionary
presidium — /pri sid ee euhm/, n., pl. presidiums, presidia / sid ee euh/. (often cap.) (in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but… … Universalium
