du·ma (d  m )n. A Russian national parliament during czarist times. [Russian, of Germanic origin; see dh  - in Indo-European roots.] |
duma, douma Russian [ˈduːmə]
n Russian history
1. (Historical Terms) (usually capital) the elective legislative assembly established by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905: overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917
2. (Historical Terms) (before 1917) any official assembly or council
3. (Historical Terms) short for State Duma the lower chamber of the Russian parliament
[from duma thought, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic dōms judgment]
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| Noun | 1. | Duma - a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
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