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A.G.M. |
Annual General
Meeting |
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| Absentee |
Person not at the
meeting, not present |
| Agenda |
Written list of
points to be discussed at a meeting |
| Alternative |
Choice of two or more
possibilities |
| Attendee |
Participant or person
attending a meeting |
| Ballot |
System of secret
voting;
voters place their ballot-papers in a ballot-box |
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Casting vote |
Deciding vote,
usually by the Chairman, when votes are in equal number. |
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Chairman/chairperson |
The person who
conducts the meeting. |
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Clarify |
Make something
clearer by giving more information. |
| Conference |
Formal
meeting for discussion or exchange of views |
| Conference call |
Telephone call between three or more people in different places |
| Consensus |
General
agreement |
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Deadline |
Future date at which something must be done |
| Decision |
Reach a
conclusion or resolution concerning future action |
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I-conference |
A
meeting or discussion between two or more people via the Internet. |
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Interrupt |
Stop a person who is speaking in order to say or do something. |
| Item |
A
separate point for discussion on an agenda |
| Main
point |
What is
most essential |
| Minutes |
A
written summary of the proceedings at a meeting |
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Objective |
What is aimed at, what one wants to achieve or obtain. |
| Point
out |
Draw
attention to something e.g. point out an increase in demand |
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Proposal |
A course of action put forward for consideration; to make a proposal. |
| Proxy
vote |
A vote
cast by one person for another |
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Recommend |
Advise a course of action; make a recommendation |
| Show of
hands |
Raised
hands to express agreement or disagreement in a vote |
| Summary |
A brief
statement of the main points |
| Task |
A piece
of work to be done; to assign a task to somebody |
| Unanimous |
In
complete agreement |
| Videoconference |
Conference linking people in different locations by satellite, TV etc. |
| Vote |
Express
one's agreement or disagreement; to cast a vote. |