Sejm
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sejm
< 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 ( cf. consume, redeem)
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Women comprise just 29% of parliamentarians in Poland's lower house, the Sejm, but the speakers during the debate were mostly women.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
The Sejm is scheduled to elect Tusk later Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
The daily livestream from Poland's parliament, the Sejm, has become an online hit, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers for each session.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
After eight years in power, Law and Justice won the most votes in the election but lost its parliamentary majority, getting just 194 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, the Sejm.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Small wonder he was whistled down by irate Polish parliamentarians in an address to a joint session of the parliamentary committees for agriculture and European integration in the Sejm.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin
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