chairing
Running the meeting
Chairing is presiding over a meeting, committee, or organization as its chair: She's been chairing the budget committee for three years.
The term implies running proceedings, recognizing speakers, and keeping discussion on track.
Someone chairing a session holds temporary authority over its conduct.
Formal discussion list
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- motionChange in position
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
deliberation · gavel · parliamentarian · consensus · discussion · conference · panel · roundtable
Appointed group for duties
- boardFlat rigid panel
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- assemblyConstructing from components
- commissionPayment for services rendered
parliament · senate · tribunal · caucus · subcommittee · taskforce · delegation · panel
agenda
Formal discussion list
adjournment · deliberation · gavel · parliamentarian · consensus · discussion · conference · panel · roundtable · summit
committee
Appointed group for duties
commission · parliament · senate · tribunal · caucus · subcommittee · taskforce · delegation · panel · body
moderator
One who presates proceedings
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- presiderOne who leads proceedings
- coordinatorOne who arranges activities
head · leader · director · overseer · conductor · president · convener · chief · executive · spokesperson
recognize
Perceive as known
recess · adjourn · table · amend · second · vote · rule · point · overrule · sustain
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
chairingattending
Being at an event
observing · participating · sitting in · following · listening
chairingfollowing
Coming after another
obeying · submitting · yielding · taking orders · going along
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