Parliamentary Procedure Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. Symbol of authority at a meeting, different taps means different things.
  2. 3. (of the House/Assembly) Forces a counted re-vote on a motion.
  3. 6. Well defined rules to conduct business meetings.
  4. 8. Used to correct a parliamentary mistake
  5. 13. Used to temporarily suspend the rules of an organization.
  6. 14. Places the motion in a committee.
  7. 16. Allows members to limit debate to a specified time frame.
  8. 17. Robert's Rules of Order is the book of ___ on parliamentary procedure.
  9. 18. A new idea or item of business.
Down
  1. 1. Enables the group to delay a motion to allow members to attend to more urgent business.
  2. 4. Less than half of a group.
  3. 5. Used to stop debate on a motion and force a vote.
  4. 7. To close a meeting.
  5. 9. The amount of people that must be present for the group to make decisions or changes.
  6. 10. Ensures that more than one person wants to bring the motion before the group.
  7. 11. A list of what will be discussed at a business meeting.
  8. 12. Discussion on a motion
  9. 15. More than half of a group- prevailing side.
  10. 19. To change a main motion.