presidium

noun

pre·​sid·​i·​um pri-ˈsi-dē-əm How to pronounce presidium (audio)
prē-,
-ˈzi- How to pronounce presidium (audio)
variants or less commonly praesidium
pri-ˈsi-dē-əm How to pronounce presidium (audio)
prē-,
prī-
plural presidia pri-ˈsi-dē-ə How to pronounce presidium (audio)
prē-,
-ˈzi-,
prī-
 or presidiums
1
: a permanent executive committee selected especially in Communist countries to act for a larger body
2
: a nongovernmental executive committee

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On Monday, Svetlana Alexievich, the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in literature and the only member of the council's executive presidium still free in Belarus, left for Germany. — Yuras Karmanau, Star Tribune, 28 Sep. 2020 In 2017, the first clairin was officially exported to the U.S., and in April 2018, Slow Food launched a presidium in Haiti to protect and promote the traditions around its production. — chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2019

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Etymology

Russian prezidium, from Latin praesidium garrison

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of presidium was in 1920

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