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Terms of reference (TOR) define the purpose and structures of a project, committee, meeting, negotiation, or any similar collection of people who have agreed to work together to accomplish a shared goal. [1] [2] Terms of reference show how the object in question will be defined, developed, and verified.
A standing committee is a subunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties, for example by meeting on a specific, permanent policy domain (e.g. defence, health, or trade and industry).
A committee of the whole is a meeting of a legislative or deliberative assembly using procedural rules that are based on those of a committee, except that in this case the committee includes all members of the assembly. As with other (standing) committees, the activities of a committee of the whole are limited to considering and making ...
Its committees were Technical Committee 1 (international court of justice) and Technical Committee 2 (legal problems). A Secretariat provided general administration to the conference. It prepared agenda and working papers for discussion, compiled minutes and records of meetings, and provided the array of standard services required by any ...
An audit committee is a committee of an organisation's board of directors which is responsible for oversight of the financial reporting process, selection of the independent auditor, and receipt of audit results both internal and external.
Charter for European Security; Charter of Duke Trpimir; Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions; Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; Charter of Liberties; Charter of the Commonwealth; Charter of the Forest; Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company; Charter of the Organisation of Islamic ...
In a mass meeting or in an organization in which the membership cannot be accurately determined, the quorum consists of those who attend the meeting. [4] In committees and boards, a quorum is a majority of the members of the board or committee unless provided otherwise. The board or committee cannot set its own quorum unless given such power. [6]
Open town meeting is the form of town meeting in which all registered voters of a town are eligible to vote, together acting as the town's legislature. Town Meeting is typically held annually in the spring, often over the course of several evenings, but there is also provision to call additional special meetings.