meeting chair

Agenda keeper today

A meeting chair is the person who presides over a meeting—setting the agenda, maintaining order, and guiding discussion toward decisions.

The chair calls on speakers, keeps time, and ensures procedures are followed: The meeting chair asked for a motion to adjourn.

Also simply called the chair.

Related

call to order · facilitator · boardroom · minutes · podium · take the floor · seated · director · head · table · convene · leader · officiate · quorum · speaker · formal · executive · proceeding

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role/authority in meetings

meeting chairattendee

Person present at event

observer · guest · delegate · subordinate · listener

active vs. passive participation

meeting chairlistener

One who attends aurally

spectator · wallflower · bystander · note-taker

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meeting, chair, meet, meets, chaired, chairs, chairing, chairman, chairwoman

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