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 |