- Sejm (disambiguation)
Sejm (: Audio-IPA|Sejm.ogg| [sɛjm] ) is a generic Polish word meaning "a gathering or
diet (assembly) ". More specifically, it may refer to:*
Sejm of the Republic of Poland ("Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej"), the lower chamber of the parliament of PolandHistorical types of Polish sejms:
*General sejm ("sejm walny"), any of Polish parliamentary assemblies during the 15th–18th centuries
*Confederated sejm ("sejm skonfederowany")
*Convocation sejm ("sejm konwokacyjny")
*Coronation sejm ("sejm koronacyjny")
*Election sejm ("sejm elekcyjny")Historic Polish sejms:
*Contract Sejm ("Sejm Kontraktowy"), 1989–1991
*Convocation Sejm (1764) ("sejm konwokacyjny 1764 r.")
*Election Sejm of 1632 ("sejm elekcyjny 1632 r.")
*Great Sejm ("Sejm Wielki"), 1788–1792
*Grodno Sejm ("Sejm Grodzieński"), 1793
*Pacification Sejm ("Sejm Pacyfikacyjny"), 1736
*Partition Sejm ("Sejm Rozbiorowy"), 1773–1776
*Repnin Sejm ("Sejm Repninowski"), 1767–1768
*Silent Sejm ("Sejm Niemy"), 1717Legislatures of other countries and entities:
*Saeima , the parliament of Latvia
*Galician Sejm ("Sejm Galicyjski"), legislature of theKingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria , 1861–1918
*Seimas , the parliament of Lithuania
** For historic Lithuanian parliamentary assemblies, see:
* Sejm of Four Lands orCouncil of Four Lands ("Sejm Czterech Ziem", "Va'ad Arba' Aratzot"), central Jewish authority in Poland, 1580–1764
*Sejmik (diminutive of "sejm"), a regional or local legislature in Poland
**Voivodeship sejmik ("sejmik województwa")
* Sejm of theRepublic of Central Lithuania ("Sejm Litwy Środkowej"), see:Republic of Central Lithuania general election, 1922
* Silesian Sejm orSilesian Parliament ("Sejm Śląski"), legislature of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship, 1920–1939Other:
*Seym River , a river in Russia and Ukraine
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