presidium

, praesidium

1. (in Communist countries) a permanent committee of a larger body, such as a legislature, that acts for it when it is in recess

2. a collective presidency, esp of a nongovernmental organization

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Presidium

in Russian, a group of persons, a collegium, elected to direct a meeting or conference or as the permanent governing body of party, scientific, and other public organizations.

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The Praesidium suggests this might be achieved through a Protocol or a separate Treaty amending the Euratom Treaty, which would continue to exist.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION: FUTURE OF THE EURATOM TREATY ON THE AGENDA

Tambien se incluyo al Defensor del Pueblo Europeo y por invitacion del Praesidium pueden tomar la palabra ante la Convencion, el Presidente del Tribunal de Justicia y el del Tribunal de Cuentas.

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We fly to thy protection, O Holy Mother of God." In Latin, it's sub tuum praesidium confugimus-- a walled city, a refuge.

Prayers of the fateful

For safely and securely connecting applications and databases to clients on the Internet, the NZSE relied on HP's Praesidium VirtualVault, already integrated with TANTAU's wireless Internet platform.

Stock trading goes mobile

Praesidium will look to the supply chain sector, closely followed by front-office vendors over the next 12 months.

HP Expands Praesidium

HP has unveiled its Praesidium SpeedCard, a specialised processor card that it says can handle secure socket layer (SSL) authenticated connections much more efficiently than general-purpose web servers.

HP introduces new SSL authentication card

The Praesidium of the International Congress on Calvin Research, led by its energetic Secretary, Wilhelm Neuser of Munster, has initiated a new Opera Omnia, denuo recognita et adnotatione critica instructa notisque illustrata.

Ioannis Calvini Opera Omnia, Series II, Opera Exegetica, vol 16, Commentarii in Pauli Epistolas Ad Galatas, Ad Ephesios, Ad Philippenses, Ad Colossenses

At the IFSCC Council Meeting, delegates were elected to the Praesidium for 2011/12: president-Panvipa Krisdaphong (Thailand); VP-Roy Gardiner (So.

IFSCC 2011 conference wrap up