zemstvo

/zemst-voh; Russian zyem-stvuh/US // ˈzɛmst voʊ; Russian ˈzyɛm stvə //UK // (ˈzɛmstvəʊ, Russian ˈzjɛmstvə) //

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n.名词 noun

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plural zem·stvos [zemst-vohz]. /ˈzɛmst voʊz/. Russian History.
- : 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.

Let him come and see how our Zemstvo doctors work and what they do for the people.
The assembly appointed an executive committee which is in permanent session, but the zemstvo assembles once a year.
Above the district zemstvo is the goubernko zemstvo or provincial assembly, whose members are elected from the district zemstvos.
Lidia was a teacher in the Zemstvo school in her own village, and received a salary of twenty-five roubles a month.
"Lida could only fall in love with a member of the Zemstvo, as devoted to schools and hospitals as she is," I said.