zemstvoisthttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zemstvoist_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezemstvoist, n.
Revised 2018

zemstvoistnoun

Now historical.
  1. 1904–
    A member of a zemstvo or a supporter of the zemstvos, esp. one involved in agitating for political and constitutional reform.
    Stressed as ˈzemstvoist.
    1. 1904
      The reactionists and bureaucrats profess to see no danger in the present situation, declaring their belief that the agitation provoked by the zemstvoists will soon sink out of sight.
      Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 24 November 1/4
    2. 1907
      The Zemstvoists who played a leading part in the reform movement, and who then controlled the Zemstvos..have almost everywhere been swept out of office.
      Times 17 September 6/2
    3. 2012
      The initial party program..incorporated..resolutions approved by zemstvoists in September.
      A. K. Wise in A. K. Wise et al., Cultural Identity & Civil Soc. in Russia & Eastern Europe Introduction 15

Originally published as part of the entry for zemstvo, n.

zemstvo, n. was revised in June 2018.