The presidium or praesidium (from Latin praesidium meaning protection or defense, so plural presidia or praesidia) is the name for the heading organ of various legislative and organizational bodies. ==Historical usage== Historically, in Germany the Presidium of the national legislature (Bundestag, Reichstag) is responsible for the routine administ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidium
(of the Council of Ministers) The executive committee of the national executive branch of the government. Found on http://soviethistory.msu.edu/glossary/
(from the article `Union of Soviet Socialist Republics`) At this congress the name of the party was changed to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Stalin also changed the organization of the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/109
praesidiumnoun a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers: the presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/presidium