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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 agreement 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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