MMUN Vocabulary A
MMUN Vocabulary B
MMUN Vocabulary C
MMUN Vocabulary D
MMUN Vocabulary E
100
During a vote on a substantive matter, delegates may _____ rather than vote yes or no. This generally signals that a state does not support the resolution being voted on, but does not oppose it enough to vote no.
What is Abstain
100
A group of people - usually Montessori educators, high school or college students, in charge of a Model UN committee. It generally consists of a president, vice president, and rapporteur.
What is a Dais?
100
A tool, shaped like a small wooden hammer, that the president uses to keep in order within a Model UN committee.
What is a Gravel?
100
A student acting as a representative of a member state or observer in a Model UN conference.
What is a Delegate?
100
The order and respect for others that all delegates at a Model UN conference must exhibit. The president will call for this when (s)he feels that the committee is not being respectful of a speaker, of the dais, or of their roles as ambassadors.
What is Decorum?
200
All UN or Model UN sessions end with a vote to _________. This means that the debate is suspended until the next meeting.
What is Adjourn?
200
A document that has been passed by an organ of the UN that aims to address a particular problem or issue.
What is a Resolution?
200
A break in formal debate in which countries can more easily discuss a topic. There are two types: moderated and regular.
What is a Caucus?
200
A request made by a delegate that the committee as a whole should do something.
What is a Motion?
200
The first order of business in a Model UN committee, during which the rapporteur reads aloud the names of each member state in the committee. When the name of a delegate's country is called, he or she may respond "the delegation of (country) present and voting."
What is Roll Call?
300
The order in which the issues before a committee will be discussed. The first duty of a commitee following the roll call is to set the _________.
What is an Agenda.
300
The part of a resolution that describes how the UN will address a problem. It begins with an action verb (decides, establishes, recommends, etc.)
What is an Operative Clause?
300
A country that wishes a draft resolution to be put on the floor and signs the draft resolution to accomplish this. Usually, Model UN conferences require some minimum number of sponsors and _______ for a draft resolution to be approved.
What is a Signatory?
300
A document that seeks to fix the problems addressed by a Model UN committee.
What is a Draft Resolution?
300
A piece of cardstock with a country's name on it that a delegate raises in the air to signal to the president that (s)he wishes to speak.
What is a Placard?
400
The leader of the Model UN conference.
What is the Secretary General?
400
The most senior staff of a Model UN conference.
What is the Secretariat?
400
Having legal force in the UN member states. This applies to Security Council resolutions, as well as decisions of the International Court of Justice; This does not apply to resolutions of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.
What is Binding.
400
The minimum number of delegates needed to be present for a committee to meet. In the General Assembly, a quorum consists of a majority of members to pass a resolution. In the Security Council, nine members must be present to pass a resolution.
What is Quorum?
400
To agree with a motion being proposed. This is necessary for some motions before they can be brought to a vote.
What is to Second?
500
The entire group of people representing a member state or observer in all committees at the Model UN conference.
What is a Delegation.
500
The part of a resolution that describes previous actions taken on the topic and reasons why the resolution is necessary. It begins with a participle or adjective (noting, concerned, regretting, aware of, recalling, etc.)
What is a Pre-ambulatory Clause?
500
A member of the dais whose duties include keeping the speakers' list and taking the roll call. (S)he is also responsible for writing a summary of the debate each day to be submitted to the conference press team.
What is a Rapporteur?
500
A group of countries in a similar geographical region or with similar position on a particular topic.
What is a Bloc?
500
A right to speak in reply to a previous speaker's comment, invoked when a delegate feels personally insulted by another's speech. It requires a written note to the president.
What is Right of Reply?
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