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duma

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du·ma  (dm)
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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Noun1.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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