Lecture 4.

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A.G.M. Annual general meeting ‫االجتماع العام السنوي‬

Absentee Person not at the meeting, not present. ‫متغيّب‬

Agenda Written list of points to be discussed at a meeting. ‫جدول أعمال‬

Alternative Choice of two or more possibilities. ‫بديل‬

Attendee Participant or person attending a meeting. ‫حضور‬

System of secret voting; ‫ صندوق اقتراع‬- ‫اقتراع سري‬

Ballot
voters place their ballot-papers in a ballot-box;

‫الصوت الحاسم يف التصويت‬

Deciding vote, usually by the chairman, when votes are ‫عندما تكون األصوات‬
Casting vote
in equal number.
‫متساوية‬

Chairman / ‫رئيس املجلس – مدير‬

The person who conducts the meeting.
chairperson ‫االجتماع‬

Clarify Make something clearer by giving more information. ‫يوضح‬

Conference Formal meeting for discussion or exchange of views. ‫مؤتمر‬

Telephone call between three or more people in ‫مكاملة جماعية عبر الهاتف‬
Conference call
different places.

Consensus General agreement. ‫ اتفاق باإلجماع‬،‫توافق اآلراء‬

Deadline Future date at which something must be done. ‫موعد نهائي‬

Reach a conclusion or resolution concerning future ‫قرار‬

Decision
action.

A meeting or discussion between two or more people ‫مؤتمر عبر اإلنترنت‬

I-conference
via the internet.

Stop a person who is speaking in order to say or do ‫يقاطع حديثًا‬

Interrupt
something.

Item A separate point for discussion on an agenda. ‫بند‬

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Main point What is most essential. )‫النقطة الرئيسية (األهم‬

Minutes A written summary of the proceedings at a meeting. ‫ مقدمة الجلسة‬/‫محضر‬

Objective What is aimed at, what one wants to achieve or obtain. ‫هدف‬

Draw attention to something e.g. Point out an increase ‫ينوه – يشير إلى‬
Point out
in demand.

A course of action put forward for consideration; to ‫اقتراح‬

Proposal
make a proposal.

Proxy vote A vote cast by one person for another. ‫التصويت بالنيابة‬

Recommend Advise a course of action; make a recommendation. ‫ ينصح‬- ‫يوصي‬

Raised hands to express agreement or disagreement in ‫تصويت برفع األيدي‬

Show of hands
a vote.

Summary A brief statement of the main points. ‫ خالصة‬- ‫ملخص‬

Task A piece of work to be done; to assign a task to someone. ‫مهمة‬

Unanimous In complete agreement. ‫اتفاق باإلجماع‬

Video Conference linking people in different locations by ‫مؤتمر عبر الفيديو‬

conference satellite, tv, etc.

Express one's agreement or disagreement; to cast a ‫التصويت – اإلدالء بصوت‬

Vote
vote.