Meeting terms
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Terms related to people in the meeting
| Term | Comment |
| Members present Attendees
| Those who attend the meeting are referred to as members present or attendees. Note that the phrase present members means something else: those who are current members of e.g. a board or a club. |
Apologies (Absent / Regrets)
| Those who have been summoned to a meeting |
Chairperson | person in charge of the meeting. The term |
Convenor | person who called the meeting |
Secretary
| COMMENT HERE |
| Co-opted member | COMMENT HERE |
Terms related to activities in the meeting
| Term | Comment |
Opening of meeting | The official starting point of a meeting is referred to as the opening of the meeting. Sometimes the term call to order is used. |
| Approval / Confirmation / Adoption of the agenda | ADD COMMENT HERE |
| Appointment of member to approve the minutes | ADD COMMENT HERE |
| Announcements | ADD COMMENT HERE |
| adjourn a meeting | ADD COMMENT HERE |
| to table an item | ADD COMMENT HERE |
| Apologies | ADD COMMENT HERE |
| Item | ADD COMMENT HERE |
| Matter | ADD COMMENT HERE |
Common terms in meeting minutes
| Term | Comment |
Any other business (AOB) | An item on the agenda where members may introduce items (proposals, motions, questions) not originally intended to be discussed. |
Date of next meeting | |
Minutes approved by | |
| Extraordinary meeting | |
| Abstention | The act of neither supporting nor rejecting a motion |
| To table an item | To decide that an item or part of it will be discussed again at a subsequent meeting |