A parliament or legislative council, particularly the lower house of the Russian parliament.
From Russian 'duma,' derived from Old Slavic 'dumati' meaning 'to think' or 'to judge.' The term has been used for Russian assemblies since medieval times.
The Russian Duma was created in 1906 as the Tsar tried to modernize the government after violent revolution threatened—it's a rare example of an absolute monarchy attempting to share power.
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