MEETINGS | |
A.G.M. | Annual General Meeting |
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; person attending a meeting |
Ballot | System of secret voting; voters place their ballot-papers in a ballot-box |
Casting vote | Deciding vote, usually by the Chairman, when votes are in equal number. |
Chairman/chairperson | The person who conducts the meeting. |
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 |
Deadline | Future date at which something must be done |
Decision | Reach a conclusion or resolution concerning future action |
I-conference | A meeting or discussion between two or more people via the Internet. |
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 |
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 |
Proposal | A course of action put forward for consideration; to make a proposal. |
Proxy vote | A vote cast by one person for another |
Recommend | Advise a course of action; make a recommendation |
Show of hands | Raised hands to express disagreement 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 |