Index

A

acclamation adjournment of debate of debate (sine die) of meeting of meeting (sine die)

agenda starring of items amendment direct negative apologies

B

ballot

body

C

call casting vote Chair casting vote of deliberative vote of dissent from indulgence removal of role speaking through the temporary vacation of chair voting by want of confidence in clear days

closing meeting closure committee debate as if in motion to refer to of the whole select special committee of the whole reporting progress common law composite motion confidence want of confirmation of minutes correspondence

D

debate cognate right of reply deliberative assembly

deliberative vote dilatory motion direct negative dissent from Chair division

E

ejusdem generis elections alternative vote block voting by default cumulative voting first past the post instant runoff voting limited voting majority-preferential voting multiple non-transferable vote nominations plurality-at-large preferential voting proportional representation proportional representation through the single transferable vote quota-preferential voting ranked choice voting returning officer single transferable vote

en bloc expressio unius est exclusio alterius

F

foreshadowing

formal motion

G

gag	generalia specialibus non derogant

I

indulgence

L

lay on the table

M

matters arising from the minutes meeting called to order closing opening member non-voting minutes confirmation matters arising from minimum content of narration of resolutions motion adjourn debate adjourn debate (sine die) adjourn meeting adjourn meeting (sine die) carried nem con/nem dis carried unanimously carried without dissent close meeting close nominations closure cognate debate composite consider en bloc consider paragraph by paragraph consider seriatim consider together debate as if in committee debate on dilatory dissent from Chair foreshadowing formal gag interpretation lay on the table member not called upon be now heard moving of next business omnibus on notice previous question procedural reconsideration reference removal of Chair report progress rescission suspend rules take from the table to confirm minutes to refer vacate the chair voting on want of confidence

N

nem con

nem dis next business

O

omnibus motion

opening of meeting organisation

P

point of explanation of information of order of parliamentary inquiry of privilege of procedure

poll preamble presumption against surplusage previous question procedural motion proxy counted towards quorum voting

Q

quorum

R

reconsideration reference motion removal of Chair reply right of report progress reports rescission

resolution returning officer right of reply roll call rule same question Speaker Denison's rules suspension of

S

same question rule secret ballot seriatim show of hands, [1]

sine die Speaker Denison's rule special resolution notice of

T

table motion to lay on motion to take from take from the table That [member not called upon] be now heard [motions] be debated (etc.) en bloc [name] be elected [position] [name] take the chair [previous resolution] be reconsidered [previous resolution] be rescinded grievances be noted nominations be now closed so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the (un)starred items be adopted en bloc the apologies be accepted (or received) the Chair do leave the chair the Chair do not have the confidence of this meeting the Chair report progress the Chair vacate the chair in favour of [name] the debate be adjourned sine die the debate be adjourned to [time] the financial statements be adopted (received) the inward correspondence be received the matter be debated as if in committee the matter be laid on the table the matter be taken from the table the meeting be adjourned (sine die) the meeting be adjourned to [time] the meeting be closed the meeting proceed to the next business the meeting resolve itself into a committee of the whole the minutes be confirmed the motion (or amendment) be withdrawn the motion be considered paragraph by paragraph the motion be considered seriatim the outward correspondence be endorsed the question be not now put the question be now put the report be adopted (received) the ruling of the Chair be dissented from the speaker be no longer heard the standing orders be resumed the standing orders be so far suspended as to enable the standing orders be suspended

tied votes

U

unanimous

V

vacate the chair voice vote vote by acclamation by division by poll by proxy by roll call by secret ballot by show of hands, [1] by silence casting deliberative on the voices tied unanimous viva voce

voting systems

W

want of confidence