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)
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • May 5, 2025
Efforts are being made to "prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in Poland," he told the Sejm.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
Together, those three parties can command a majority in the lower house Sejm, as demonstrated in the chamber's election of Third Way's Szymon Holownia as its new speaker.
From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023
The winning coalition alliance, in contrast, holds a majority of 248 seats in the Sejm.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 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 Vaknin, Samuel
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