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  • 101get out of — {v. phr.} 1. To be excused from; avoid. * /He got out of jury duty because of his illness./ 2. To gain from; extract from. * /Tom complained that he didn t get anything out of the course on grammar./ …

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  • 102get out of — {v. phr.} 1. To be excused from; avoid. * /He got out of jury duty because of his illness./ 2. To gain from; extract from. * /Tom complained that he didn t get anything out of the course on grammar./ …

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  • 103Suspension of the rules — Suspend the rules (RONR) Class Incidental motion In order when another has the floor? No Requires second? Yes Debatable? No May be reconsidered? No Amendable? No Vote required …

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  • 104Second (parliamentary procedure) — Seconded redirects here. For temporary personnel transfer, see secondment. In deliberative bodies a second to a proposed motion is an indication that there is at least one person besides the mover that is interested in seeing the motion come… …

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  • 105Minutes — This article is about the written record of a meeting. For the unit of time, see minute. For the unit of measurement, see minute of arc. Minutes, also known as protocols, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They typically… …

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  • 106Big Brother México — is a reality television series based on the international Big Brother format produced in the Netherlands by Endemol. Big Brother México was launched by Televisa in 2002. Before its debut, the idea of being watched twenty four hours a day by a… …

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  • 107Postpone indefinitely — The motion to postpone indefinitely, in parliamentary procedure, is a subsidiary motion used to kill a main motion without taking a direct vote on it. Explanation and Use Postpone indefinitely (RONR) Class Subsidiary motion In order when another… …

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  • 108Rescind or amend something previously adopted — The motion to rescind, repeal, or annul is used in parliamentary procedure to cancel or countermand a previous action or order. Explanation and Use Rescind, repeal, or annul (RONR) Class Motion that brings a question again before the assembly In… …

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  • 109Commit (motion) — The motion to commit (or refer), in parliamentary procedure, is used to refer another motion usually a main motion to a committee. Contents 1 Explanation and Use 1.1 Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) 1.2 …

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  • 110Motion (parliamentary procedure) — For other uses, see Motion. In parliamentary procedure, a motion is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take certain action.[1] In a parliament, this is also called a parliamentary motion and includes… …

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