PRESIDIUM

presidium, praesidium

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

presidium (plural presidia or presidiums)

A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a larger governing body when the latter is in recess. [1920]

Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet.

Anagrams

• peridiums

Source: Wiktionary

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