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Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The
general sejm
(, also translated as the full or ordinary sejm) was the
bicameral
parliament
of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
. It was established by the
Union of Lublin
in 1569 from the merger of the
Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland
and the
Sojm of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia and Samogitia
. It was one of the primary elements of the democratic governance in the Commonwealth (see
Golden Liberty
). The sejm was a powerful political institution and the king could not pass laws without the approval of that body.
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