duma

American  

[doo-muh] / ˈdu mə /

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.

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duma British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of duma

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 )

Example Sentences

Similar sieges unfolded across Syria—in Duma, Zabadani, and beyond.

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President Duma Boko hailed the gold medal as a "historic African win", in an online address praising the team for their performance.

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KwaZulu-Natal Transport Minister Siboniso Duma said that heavy snow had led to lorries being stuck on roads, causing huge congestion.

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"They do jobs that would otherwise not get done," Duma Boko told the BBC Africa Daily podcast before his historic inauguration on Friday.

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Confident and well-mannered, Botswana's new President Duma Boko carries the traits of a highly trained human rights lawyer.

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