padome

Latvian

Etymology

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Noun

padome f (5th declension)

  1. council, board (committee that leads or governs)
    padomes loceklis ― council member
    direktoru padome ― board of directors
    zinātniskā padome ― the scientific council
  2. (historical) soviet
    PSRS Augstākā Padome ― the USSR Supreme Soviet

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