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Meaning of zemstvo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈzɛmstvəʊ

Definitions

A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.

historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Semstwo
Français zemstvo
日本語 ゼムストヴォ
한국어 젬스트보
Português zemstvo
Русский земство
Svenska landsting zemstvo

Examples

“Two of Alexander III's counter-reforms, in 1890 and 1892, greatly increased the governors' powers over the zemstvos and municipal bodies.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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