general meeting

All-hands staff session

A general meeting is a formal gathering of all members of an organization, typically a company's shareholders or a club's membership.

It convenes to conduct official business—electing officers, approving budgets, voting on major decisions.

The annual general meeting (AGM) occurs yearly as required by law or bylaws; extraordinary or special general meetings address urgent matters between regular sessions.

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Covert assembly of parties

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