State Duma
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold a session later Friday to consider Mishustin’s candidacy.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
Today we’ll hear Vladimir Putin address both houses of the Russian parliament - the State Duma and the Federation Council.
From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024
The Russian Communist Party, the second largest in the lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, has nominated veteran lawmaker Nikolai Kharitonov.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
At least one party - A Just Russia, which has 27 seats in the 450-seat State Duma - was willing to nominate Putin as its candidate this year.
From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2023
In 1999, she began serving in the State Duma, Russia's parliament, which is similar to the US House of Representatives.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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