Chapters 1-6 Flashcards
(155 cards)
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commercial firms that have developed with or stem from agriculture.
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agribusiness
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management of agricultural resources, including farms and agribusinesses.
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agricultural economics
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teaching and program management in agriculture.
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agricultural education
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application of engineering principles in agricultural settings.
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agricultural engineering
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activities concerned with the production of plants and animals, and the related supplies, services, mechanics, products, processing, and marketing.
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agriculture
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the application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture.
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agriscience
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science and economics of managing land and field crops.
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agronomy
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use of modern principles and practices in animal growth and management.
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animal science technology
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animal growth, care, and management.
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animal sciences
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raising of finfish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals under controlled conditions. Also, the management of the aquatic environment for production of plants and animals.
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aquaculture
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chemistry as it applies to living matter.
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biochemistry
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basic science of the plant and animal kingdoms.
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biology
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use of cells or components of cells to produce products or processes.
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biotechnology
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science dealing with the characteristics of elements or simple substances.
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chemistry
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use of modern principles in growing and managing crops.
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crop science
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science of insect life.
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entomology
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all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting an organism.
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environment
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use of electronics and ultramodern equipment to perform tasks and control machinery and processes.
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high technology
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the science of producing, processing, and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
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horticulture
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the application of science to industrial uses.
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industrial technology
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pest-control program based on multiple-control practices.
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integrated pest management
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food that has been grown without the use of certain chemical pesticides.
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organic food
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fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
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ornamentals
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resources provided by nature that can replace themselves.
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renewable natural resources
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study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants.
soil science
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application of science to an industrial or commercial objective; also, the equipment and expertise to cultivate, harvest, store, process, and transport crops for consumption.
technology
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the turfgrass plant and soil immediately below it; also, grass used for decorative or soil-holding purposes.
turf
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all aspects of water conservation and management.
water resources
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a can with contents under pressure.
aerosol
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wire with sharp points used to discourage livestock from touching fences.
barbed wire
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superior baking potato bred to grow well in the Northeast.
BelRus
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breed of turkey that weighs only 8 to 12 lb at maturity.
Beltsville Small White
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disease of poultry that costs growers nearly $300 million a year.
coccidiosis
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machine that is used to cut and thresh seed crops such as grain.
combine
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apartment building or unit in which the apartments are individually owned.
condominium
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to add material that will change the purity or usefulness of a substance.
contaminate
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machine that removes ears of corn from stalks.
corn picker
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machine that removes cotton seed from cotton fiber.
cotton gin
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less available than needed for optimum growth.
deficiency
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widespread starvation.
famine
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solid body waste.
feces
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any edible material used for animal feed.
feedstuff
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movement of genes from one cell to another.
genetic engineering
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process in which many countries became self-sufficient in food production.
Green Revolution
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plant or animal offspring from crossing two different species or varieties.
hybrid
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not affected by.
immune
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popular, easy-to-grow, summer flowering plant.
Impatiens
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a six-legged animal with three body segments.
insect
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popular potato variety of the 1930s.
Katahdin
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an intense, narrow beam of light that is used to measure nutrient deficiencies in plants from an orbiting satellite.
laser
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plant in which certain nitrogen-fixing bacteria use nitrogen gas from the air and convert it to nitrates that the plant can use as food.
legume
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infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats, and other milk-production animals.
mastitis
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machine that milks cows and goats.
milking machine
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plow with a curved bottom that will turn prairie soils.
moldboard plow
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natural substance in blood that fights diseases and infections.
monoclonal antibody
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organism that lives in or on another organism with no benefit to the host.
parasite
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containing harmful chemicals or organisms.
polluted
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machine that cuts grain.
reaper
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a baking potato variety best adapted for growth in sandy volcanic soils.
Russet
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water that is free of harmful chemicals and disease causing organisms.
safe water
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mating adults who have characteristics desired in the offspring.
selective breeding
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receives and treats human waste.
sewage system
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food made by boiling and crushing soybeans and letting it coagulate into curds.
tofu
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one of a row of houses connected by common side walls.
townhouse
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source of power for belt-driven machines, as well as for pulling.
tractor
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liquid body waste.
urine
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deoxyribonucleic acid.
(DNA)
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a base in genes designated by the letter A.
adenine (A)
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genetic material that connects strands of DNA.
base
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life or living.
bio
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hormone that stimulates increased milk production in cows.
bovine somatotropin (BST)
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exact duplicate.
clone
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a base in genes designated by the letter C.
cytosine (C)
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coded genetic material in a cell.
deoxyribonucleic acid
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a unit of hereditary material located on a chromosome.
gene
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finding and recording the locations of genes in a cell.
gene mapping
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the process of removing and inserting genes in cells.
gene splicing
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the collective offspring of common parents.
generation
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movement of genes from one cell to another.
genetic engineering
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the biology of heredity.
genetics
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a base in genes designated by the letter G.
guanine (G)
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transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.
heredity
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bacteria that retard frost formation on plant leaves.
ice-minus
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picking the best parents for the next generation.
improvement by selection
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chemical used to control blood sugar levels.
insulin
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the process of identifying the location of a specific gene on a chromosome.
mapping
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original name for deoxyribonucleic acid.
nucleic acid
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hormone that increases meat production in swine.
porcine somatotropin (PST)
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offspring.
progeny
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gene splicing.
recombinant DNA technology
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mating adults who have characteristics desired in the offspring.
selective breeding
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a base in genes designated by the letter T.
thymine (T)
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design, operation, maintenance, service, selling, and use of power units, machinery, equipment, structures, and utilities in agriscience.
agricultural mechanics
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industry that hauls, grades, processes, packages, and markets commodities from production sources.
agricultural processing, products and distribution
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businesses that sell supplies and agencies that provide services for people in agriscience.
agricultural supplies and services
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professional jobs dealing with agriscience situations.
agriscience professions
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industry that grows, manages, and harvests trees for lumber, poles, posts, panels, paper, and many other commodities.
forestry
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the science of producing, processing, and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
horticulture
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farming and ranching.
production agriculture
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an occupation requiring specialized education
profession
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education in or understanding about agriscience.
agriscience literacy
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an original agricultural research project consisting of identifying a problem, a review of scientific literature, conducting a research project, and reporting the results.
agriscience research project
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a record of skills that have been developed, and the level of competence in each.
agriscience skills profile
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a person's occupation or profession.
career
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learning about occupations and jobs as part of the process of choosing one's life work.
career exploration
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commercial business to generate profits.
enterprise
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enterprises that are supervised by teachers and conducted by students as owners or managers of businesses based on agriscience.
entrepreneurship supervised agricultural experience
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a program in which the teacher conducts activities that allow students to become involved in learning a variety of subjects about agriscience and careers related to agriculture.
exploratory supervised agricultural experience
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a national intracurricular organization for students enrolled in agriscience programs in their schools.
FFA
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project that improves beauty, convenience, safety, value, or efficiency learned outside of the regularly scheduled classroom or laboratory classes.
improvement activities
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a career experience that places a student in a business for a specific period to learn technical skills through actual work experiences.
internship
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a person who teaches their career skills to students using hands-on experiences in work settings.
mentor
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experience obtained while working in an actual job setting.
on-the-job training
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career experiences that place students with employers who are conducting agricultural business such as farming ranching, greenhouses, and others.
placement supervised agricultural experience
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career experiences that place students with employers who are conducting agricultural business such as farming ranching, greenhouses, and others.
placement supervised agricultural experience program
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project conducted for wages or profit.
production enterprise
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a series of activities related to a single objective or enterprise.
project
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an activity conducted in the daily routine of our society.
real-world experience
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summary of the resources that may be available for conducting a SAEP.
resource inventory
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a summary of a person's education, technical skills, and career experiences.
resumé
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a procedure for investigating problems of a scientific nature.
scientific method
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to look or act like.
simulate
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all the supervised agricultural experiences that are learned outside the regularly scheduled classroom or laboratory
supervised agricultural experience (SAE)
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network of youth clubs directed by Cooperative Extension System personnel to enhance personal development and provide skill development in many areas.
4-H
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a motion used to close a meeting.
adjourn
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a type of motion used to add to, subtract from, or strike out words in a main motion.
amend
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youth organization that provides opportunities for leadership development and skill development.
Boy Scout
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a gathering of people working together to make decisions.
business meeting
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functioning and interacting in a society in a positive way.
citizenship
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an educational agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and an arm of land-grant state universities.
Cooperative Extension System
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willingness to proceed under difficult conditions.
courage
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energy to do a job and inspiration to encourage others.
enthusiasm
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meeting of the officers to conduct business of the organization between regular meetings.
executive meeting
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a form of public speaking wherein some preparation is made, but the speech is not written out or memorized.
extemporaneous speaking
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a small wooden hammer-like tool that is used by the presiding officer to direct a meeting.
gavel
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youth organization that provides opportunities for leadership development and skill development.
Girl Scout
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capable of personally upholding a high moral standard.
integrity
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familiarity, awareness, and understanding.
knowledge
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a motion used to stop discussion on a motion until the next meeting. The way to table a motion is to say, ?I move to table the motion.?
lay on the table
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to show the way by going in advance or to guide the action or opinion of.
lead
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the capacity or ability to lead.
leadership
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reliable support for an individual, group, or cause.
loyalty
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a basic motion used to present a proposal for the first time. The way to state it is to get recognized and then say, ?I move . . . ?
main motion
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to use people, resources, and processes to reach a goal.
manage
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the official written record of a business meeting.
minutes
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a proposal for group action that is presented in a meeting to be acted on by an organization.
motion
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the items and sequence of activities conducted at a meeting.
order of business
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a system of guidelines or rules for making group decisions in business meetings.
parliamentary procedure
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to think through.
plan
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a procedure used to object to some item in or about a meeting that is not being done properly. The procedure to use is to say, ?point of order.? The presiding officer should then recognize the member by saying, ?State your point.?
point of order
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a president, vice president, or chairperson who is designated to lead a business meeting.
presiding officer
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A motion used to refer some other motion to a committee or person for finding more information and/or taking action on the motion on behalf of the members.
refer
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a person elected or appointed to take notes and prepare minutes of the meeting.
secretary
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placing the desires and welfare of others above oneself.
selflessness
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skill of encouraging others in positive ways.
tact
