parliamentary procedure terms
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julinaj96 on November 28, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abstain | to refrain from something |
| ad hoc committee | special committee |
| adjourn | to close the meeting |
| adopt | to vote, to accept |
| agenda | an outline of the items of the business to be brought before the assembly during the meeting |
| amend | to make change to a motion; it can be additions, deletions, or substitutions. |
| audit | an examination of final records |
| aye | yes |
| ballot | a written form used in voting: a method of voting; a list of candidates for office |
| bylaws | the specific rules that govern an organization, written by the members |
| carried | adopted, accepted |
| caucus | a meeting of the members of a political party to make policy decisions and select candidates |
| chair | chairman, presiding officer, president |
| committee | a group of members who meet for a specific purpose or task |
| constitution | the fundamental rules and laws governing a group or organization |
| convene | assemble formally |
| debate | to discuss |
| disbursement | to pay out |
| gavel | a mallet used by the presiding officer |
| germane | closely related to or having a direct bearing upon; used in relation to amendments which must be "germane" to the motion being amended |
| has the floor | has the right to speak |
| lay on the table | a motion made to put the current motion on hold until a later time |
| majority | more than 50% of the votes cast by persons legally entilted to vote. |
| minutes | a record of all the proceeding preformed at the meeting |
| yield | in the precedence of motions, if the motion takes precedence over another motion, the motion is said " to yield " to the first |
| motion | a formal proposal in a meeting, made by a member and brought before the assembly for consideration |
| out of order | to speak out of turn; the person does not have the floor legally |
| order of the day | to ask the presiding officer to reveal the order of business of the agenda for that meeting |
| pluarlity | the large number of votes cast when there are more than two choices |
| point of information | a motion made when a member needs to gather additional information or ask a question |
| point of order | a motion made to point out that a mistake has occurred in parlimentary procedure |
| precedence | has priority over, or ranks above other motions |
| proxy | an authorized agent or a substitute for another person |
| quorum | the minimum number of members needed to transact business legally; a quorum is a majority of the entire membership |
| receipt | a written acknowledgement that something has been received |
| recess | a short intermission which does not close the meeting; business will be resumed after the break |
| recongize | to acknowledge a member to speak or take the floor |
| rescind | to make void; to take back to motion |
| standing committee | a committee that meets year around for a purpose |
| special committee | a committee that meets for a particular purpose; and then when it has accomplished its purpose, the committee is disbanded |
| special meeting | a meeting which is held for only a specific purpose; a normal agenda will not be used. |
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