syjm

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sejm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪjm/
• Rhymes: -ɪjm
• Syllabification: syjm

Noun

syjm m inan

1. (government) parliament (legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers)

Derived terms

nouns

• syjmokracyjŏ

Further reading

• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “sejm”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 150