agenda
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a list of things that people will discuss at a meeting
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a formal proposal that people discuss and then vote on in a meeting or debate. Someone proposes a motion (=suggests it), and someone else must second it (=say formally that they support it) before it is accepted for discussion
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the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting to allow official decisions to be made
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a formal proposal that is considered by an organization and is usually voted on at a meeting
meeting to deal with business
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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