presidia

Variant of presidium

presidium definition

pre·sid·ium (pri sid′ē əm)

noun pl. presidia -·ia (-ə) or presidiums -·iums

  1. in certain communist countries, a standing committee empowered to act for a larger body, as a legislature
  2. the executive committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1952 to 1966

Etymology: Russ prezidium < L praesidium: see presidio

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