ALL meanings of zemstvo
zem·stvo
Z z - noun plural zemstvo 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. 1
- noun zemstvo One of a system of elected councils established in tsarist Russia to administer local affairs after the abolition of serfdom. 1
- noun zemstvo A Russian districtual or provincial conciliary or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator. 0
- noun zemstvo (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 0
- noun zemstvo a local administrative body in czarist Russia 0