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duma

[ doo-muh ]

noun

  1. (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
  2. (initial capital letter) an elective legislative assembly, established in 1905 by Nicholas II, constituting the lower house of parliament.


duma

/ ˈduːmə /

noun

  1. usually capital the elective legislative assembly established by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905: overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917
  2. (before 1917) any official assembly or council
  3. short for State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of duma1

1865–70; < Russian, Old Russian dúma assembly, council (an early homonym with dúma thought); cognate with Bulgarian dúma word, Slovak duma meditation; Slavic *dum- probably < Gothic dōms judgment ( doom )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duma1

C20: from duma thought, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic dōms judgment
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Example Sentences

“It is not dissimilar from Putin using the Duma to ratify his annexation of the Crimea,” he said.

Last April, shortly after annexation, the Duma voted for the law allowing gaming zones in Crimea.

Deputies were full of optimism: sanctions would help to make the Russian economy healthier, Duma members concluded on Wednesday.

“Our relationship with the U.S. has been growing colder and colder,” said the Duma deputy, Robert Schlegel.

Omar and Fouzi are from the West Bank village of Duma, 13 miles southeast of Nablus.

Much was hoped from the duma, but this body has proved bitterly opposed to the Jewish claim for liberty.

It was the Duma which was strangled by these forces, of which the first was the more potent and malign.

Now there is a duma, and the duma as an institution still lives.

The duma is ready to do its part; will the government rise to the occasion?

The Duma invited the Council to share its own convenient quarters.

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