Meeting Procedures
The term for the start to the meeting agenda
What is Call to order
Term for a vote requiring the approval of at least one more than one-half of the voters
What is majority vote?
What is the term for a topic or issue that is new to be discussed at a meeting, that may not have been introduced before?
What is New Business?
What is the term for the permanent members of a committee that meets regularly?
What is a Standing committee?
Define the term Agenda
What is the list or plan of items to be discussed or addressed during a meeting or other formal gathering?
Define the term nomination
What is the act of officially suggesting someone for a position or prize?
Define the term Old Business
What is business (a topic or proposal) that has been raised at the same or previous meeting that has not been completed?
Define the term Pro-Tem
What is For the time being?
What is the term for ending a meeting formally with the intention of resuming the meeting at a later date or time?
What is Adjourn?
What is a ballot?
What is the term for delaying a the discussion of a subject or question?
What is "table" a question?
What is the purpose of a special committee?
What is to perform a special or specific function that is beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee.
What is the term for the official record of what decisions were made, people in attendance, and the events that occurred during a meeting.
What are the minutes?
What is the official term for proposing something or a topic formally in a meeting
What is Motion or Make a Motion?
How and when are documents or proposals able to be amended?
What is through a formal meeting or debate through a formal amendment process?
What is the process for obtaining the floor in a meeting?
What is raising your hand and waiting to be "recognized" by the chair, who will then recognize the person by calling their name or title.
What is the term for the set of rules and practices that guide the conduct of meetings or formal gatherings?
What is Parliamentarian Procedure?
What is the official term for making a request to take back your plea or claim?
What does the term Second a motion represent?
What is an indication that there is at least one other person beside the mover that is interested in seeing the motion come before the meeting?
The minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
What is a Quorum?