“Presidium” or “Praesidium”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “presidium” and 1 prefer “praesidium”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	presidium	praesidium	Preference
United States	62	38	“presidium”
United Kingdom	68	32	“presidium”
India	100	0	“presidium”
Philippines	59	41	“presidium”
Canada	55	45	“presidium”
Australia	46	54	“praesidium”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	56	44	“presidium”
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“presidium”

…by the August 2, 1965 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of…
…by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of…
…Nikolai Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, asked…
…became a member of the Presidium of the Scientific Council.
Behind the presidium, the back of which faces…
…was the Chairman of the Presidium.
…a General Assembly and a Presidium, CEJA’s main decision making bodies,…
…elected a member of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council.
Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of…
…forced to retire from the Presidium and the Central Committee, and…

“praesidium”

Sub tuum praesidium (36)
…Idimmum (Medveđa), Horreum Margi (Ćuprija), Praesidium Pompei (Bovan, by Aleksinac), Naissus…
…on the platform of the praesidium.
Praesidium
…Medicin & Chirurgie unter dem Praesidium von Wilhelm Rapp im July…
…1929-32, he was on the Praesidium of the supreme economic council.
The Chairman of the Praesidium is the head of the…
"Sub tuum praesidium", motet, SSA, organ, 1836
Aladar Imre was included the praesidium, and requested representatives of both…
…with the inscription "DECUS ET PRAESIDIUM" in Gold letters.

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