Deliberative assembly

A deliberative assembly is an organization, comprised of members, that uses a parliamentary procedure for making decisions.

Related Topics:
Organization - Parliamentary procedure

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The following are common types of deliberative assemblies:

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• The Mass Meeting
• The Local Assembly of an Organized Society
• The Convention
• The Legislative Body
• The Board

A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is subordinate to another deliberative assembly.

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A deliberative assembly may have different classes of members. Common classes are voting members (also known as regular members), who have the right to vote, ex-offico members, and honorary members.

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A deliberative assembly may, or may not be, representative. For example, a board is comprised of elected representatives; but there are no representatives in a mass meeting of members.

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