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presidium

pri si dee uhm

  • n  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

  • Malik was in the presidium, together with the third member of the reigning triumvirate, Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX of Jogjakarta.
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  • Vladimir Putin in Xinhua
    The government presidium will meet on a weekly basis with the participation of issue-specific ministers,Putin said earlier in the day, adding that the "regular" Cabinet would meet at least once a month.
  • Jean-Claude Killy in Olympic.org (press release)
    Following the visit to the White House, Chairman Killy noted, "The meeting with Prime Minister Zubkov and the other members of the Presidium was a very important and encouraging meeting for the IOC. It showed us that the entire Russian Government...
  • Hossain Mohammad Ershad in Indian Muslims
    We had earlier decided in principle to join the four-party combine. But the decision was postponed after discussing the matter with the party presidium and former members of parliament,Ershad said.

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