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MEETINGS
Vocabulary
 
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   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
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