The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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In the vanguard of the fight for the Duma were the Constitutional Democrats, led by Miliukov, Prince Lvov, and many prominent leaders of the zemstvos.
From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by John Spargo
The result of all this was to drive the zemstvos toward the revolutionary movements of the peasants and the city workers.
From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by John Spargo
Half of the members of the Imperial Council were to be appointed by the Czar and the other half elected from universities, zemstvos, bourses, and by the clergy and the nobility.
From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by John Spargo
The united action of the zemstvos, and the final issue of the war in the Far East, may have important results.
From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen
This weapon Von Plehve used with great effect; the most reasonable actions of the zemstvos were vetoed for no other reason than hatred of any sort of representative government.
From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by John Spargo
