zemstvo

noun /ˈzɛmstvəʊ/

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

   historical

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

Where it comes from

From Russian зе́мство (zémstvo), from земля́ (zemljá, “land, country”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry zemstvo (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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