Sejm

[seym]

noun

1. the unicameral parliament of Poland.

Sejm

/ seɪm /

noun

1. the unicameral legislature of Poland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sejm¹

< Polish: assembly < Slavic *sŭjĭmŭ equivalent to *sŭ- with, together + -jĭmŭ, noun derivative of jĭm- v. base meaning “take,” akin to Latin emere to take, buy ( consume, redeem )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sejm¹

Polish: assembly

Example Sentences

Wednesday's vote should be a formality because Tusk's coalition has a 12-seat majority in the lower house, the Sejm, and only a simple majority in the presence of half the 460 parliamentarians is required to win.

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It's "high time" to improve German-Polish relations, says Agnieszka Pomaska, a member of the Polish Sejm and member of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Platform party.

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Efforts are being made to "prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in Poland," he told the Sejm.

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“It is sad for me that even in this room I am speaking to people who were victims of this system,” Bodnar told the Sejm, the lower house of parliament.

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Bodnar was presenting information that the prosecutor general’s office sent last week to the Sejm and Senate.

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