Answer: zemstvo

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ZEMSTVOLocal assembly of czarist Russia
ZEMSTVOCzarist council
zemstvoone 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
zemstvoa elective council in Russia