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Dashboard QUIZ Meetings and negotiations, matching

Matching

Match the terms and definitions related to meetings. Adapted from Isaacs-Pesso-Rasimus-Rönkä: Engineer Your English 1: A motion 2: A casting vote or deciding vote 3: A proxy vote 4: AGM 5: To get sidetracked 6: The person who conducts the meeting 7: A quorum 8: An absentee 9: An item 10: An abstention 11: An agenda

Options

A.is the written list of items to be discussed at a meeting.

B.is a formal proposal that a member of the meeting puts forward for consideration.

C.is a person who is not present at the meeting.

D.is called Chairman/ Chairperson/ Chair.

E.is the formal act of not voting.

F.is given by the Chair when there is an equal number of votes both in favor and against a motion.

G.means somebody is given a right to cast a vote on behalf of another.

H.means that the participants lose the sight of the main point.

I.is the minimum acceptable number of people who must be present to vote at a meeting in order to make valid decisions.

J.is an abbreviation for Annual General Meeting.

K.is a separate point to be discussed on an agenda.

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To tackle this matching exercise, I will pair each provided definition option with the appropriate term from the list, then explain why that pairing is correct or not. Option 1: 'is the written list of items to be discussed at a meeting.' This clearly defines an agenda, which is the structured outline of topics for discussion at a meeting. It does not describe a motion, absentee, or any other term, so this option correctly maps to An agenda (11). Option 2: 'is a formal proposal that a member of the meeting ......Login to view full explanation

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