City Duma City Duma City Duma () is the parliament/legislative branch of power of in the Russian Empire and contemporary Russian cities, and before the entry into force of the new administrative-territorial division in 2009, in all the cities of Latvia. Originated in Russia on the basis of a decree issued on April 21, 1785 by Empress Catherine II ""The instruments on the rights and benefits of the cities of the Russian Empire"" which included the creation of the "General City Duma". General Duma has elected an executive body, "Шестигласная дума" consisting of the mayor and six councilors, one of six "bits"
Duma (DC Comics) Duma (DC Comics) Duma is a fallen angel in the DC Vertigo series "The Sandman", created by the British author Neil Gaiman. His name means "silence", and he is based on an angel from Jewish mythology. In Jewish folklore, Duma is the angel of silence and death's stillness; the Hebrew word "Dumah" means silence. According to the same stories, he is the guardian of Egypt and the prince of vindication, and sometimes is called the angel who killed the firstborn Egyptians in Moses' time. At least one source names him a "Prince of Hell"; meaning that at some unknown point