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40 Cards in this Set
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Abstain |
To retain from something |
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As hoc committee |
A special committee |
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Adhourn |
Close the meeting |
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Adopt |
To vote; to accept |
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Amend |
To make a change to a Motion |
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Agenda |
Outline of the items of business that need to be brought before the assembly during the meeting |
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Audit |
An examination of financials records |
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Bylaws |
The specific rules that govern an organization, written by the members |
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Ballot |
A written form used in voting |
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Carried |
Adopted,accepted |
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Caucus |
A meeting of members of a political party To make policy decisions and select candidates |
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Chair |
The presiding officer; chairman |
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Committee |
A group of members who meet for a specific purpose of task |
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Convene |
Assemble formally; to come together for a meeting or activity |
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Constitution |
The fundamental rules and laws governing a group or organization |
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Debate |
To discuss |
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Disbursement |
To pay out |
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Gavel |
A mallet used by the presiding officer |
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Germane |
Closely related to or having a direct bearing upon; used in relation to amendments which must be "germane" To the motion being amended |
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Has the floor |
Has the right too speak |
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Lay on the table |
A motion made to put the current motion on hold until a later time |
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Minutes |
A record of all the proceedings performed at the meeting |
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Majority |
More than %50 of the votes cast by people legally entitled To vote |
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Motion |
A formal proposal in a meeting made by a member and brought to the assembly for consideration |
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Out of order |
To speak out of turn; does not have the floor legally |
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Order of the day |
To ask the presiding officer to reveal the order of business of the agenda for that meeting |
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Plurality |
The largest number of votes cast when there are more than two choices but does not necessarily reach majority |
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Point of order |
A motion made to point out that a mistake has occurred in a parliamentary procedure |
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Point of information |
A motion made when a member needs To ask a question or gather information |
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Precedence |
Has priority over or ranks above other motions |
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Proxy |
An authorized agent or a substitute for another person |
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Quorum |
The minimum number of members needed To transact business legally |
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Receipt |
A written acknowledgement that something has been received |
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Recess |
A brief intermission which does not close the meeting |
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Recognized |
To acknowledge a member to speak or take the floor |
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Rescind |
To take back a motion; to make void |
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Standing committee |
A committee that meets year round for a purpose |
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Special committee |
A committee that meets for a particular purpose and when the purpose is finished the committee disbands |
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Special meeting |
A meeting which is held for a specific purpose; a normal agenda will not be used |
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Yield |
In the precedence of motions, if the motion takes precendence over another motion, the latter motion is said to "yield" to the first |
