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As I understand, one of the major weaknesses of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was that it was a hybrid between a oligarchy and a constitutional monarchy. The szlachta, who sat on the Sejm, effectively called the shots in the Commonwealth, with the king being a elected figurehead, and they were notoriously corrupt, using their power of liberum veto to effectively prevent laws from being passed.

(Please correct me if this assumption is wrong in any way)

So, what would need to happen for the szlachta to be rendered powerless or have hteir power reduced? I know two of the steps include abolishing the liberum veto and having the king be a proper, hereditary monarch, but how can these, among other steps, be accomplished?
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