title:Assembly, General

A meeting of all members of an organisation which constitutes the highest, decision-making body under the terms of its charter or constitution, and is held for deciding the most important business such as election of officers, adoption of the budget and accounts, amendment of the constitution, adoption of bye-laws, etc.

title:Appeal

A public request for financial support of a charitable cause.

Often this method is used for special charity campaigns.

The mass media are sometimes used as a vehicle to convey the appeal to the public.

title:Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.)

The English equivalent of a general assembly (See Assembly, General).

A meeting of an organisation which all embers are entitled to attend and which under the terms of its charter or constitution must be held once a year for deciding the organisation's main statutory business, such as the election of officers, adoption of the budget and accounts, taking note of reports etc.

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