presidium
noun /prɪˈsɪdiəm/
/prɪˈsɪdiəm/
(also praesidium especially in British English)
- a permanent committee that makes important decisions as part of a government or large political organization, especially in communist countries
(尤指共产主义国家的)常务委员会,主席团 词源1920s: from Russian prezidium, from Latin praesidium ‘protection, garrison’ (see preside).