Meaning Of The Word Zemstvo

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zemstvo in American English
a local administrative body in czarist Russia
noun: one of a system of elected local assemblies established in 1864 by Alexander II to replace the authority of the nobles in administering local affairs after the abolition of serfdom: became the core of the liberal movement from 1905 to 1917

zemstvo in British English
noun: (in tsarist Russia) an elective provincial or district council established in most provinces of Russia by Alexander II in 1864 as part of his reform policy

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