List of assemblies called Sejm explained
The Sejm of the Republic of Poland (in Polish pronounced as /ˈsɛjm/; Polish: Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is the lower house of the Polish parliament. Its name comes from what was once a generic Polish word for a political gathering. It is also used to refer to historical diets or assemblies.
Pre-partition sejms
Types of sessions
- Confederated sejm (sejm skonfederowany), a form of sejm where decisions were made by the majority of deputy votes cast
- Convocation sejm (sejm konwokacyjny), part of the process of royal elections in which candidates were put forward and rules of election established
- Coronation sejm (sejm koronacyjny), the first sejm convened by a newly crowned king
- Election sejm (sejm elekcyjny), the election of the king by the nobility
- Pacification sejm (Sejm pacyfikacyjny), held after a period of conflict, usually a disputed royal election, to bring peace and unity to the country
Specific sessions
In chronological order:
Post-partition sejms
In chronological order:
See also
- Saeima, the parliament of Latvia
- Seimas, the parliament of Lithuania
- Seym River, a river in Russia and Ukraine spelled "Sejm" in Polish