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chairperson

vr.tr.chairperson · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle chairpersons by body, role, powers, appointment and neutrality in running meetings.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle chairpersons by body, role, powers, appointment and neutrality in running meetings.

A person who presides over a meeting, committee, board or organisation, conducting proceedings and often representing the body; titles include chair, chairman, chairwoman, president and head of department.

What it is for: Leading meetings and bodies fairly and effectively.

It can be chair a meeting under standing orders; verify who chairs a body; understand casting votes; use inclusive titles.

Distinguishing features

Presides over a body

Powers set by rules

Often has a casting vote

Expected to be impartial in meetings

What it looks like

A role, not an appearance.

How it is recognised

Titles: chair, chairperson, president

Body or organisation led

Head of department in academia

Related models

is a kind of - role

leader of organization and officer

presides over - body

meeting and board

follows - procedure

rules of order

is related to - officers

secretary and treasurer

In practice

Families and kinds

board chairs

committee chairs

meeting chairs

academic department heads

party and organisation presidents

Identifiers

Wikidata item Q140686 role concept

Standards and regulation

Standing orders and bylaws

Robert Rules of Order or local equivalents

Corporate governance codes

Failure modes and hazards

Partial chairing

Stale data on who holds the role

Exceeding powers

Also called

President of the Jewish communityhead of departmentFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of CzechoslovakiaPresident of La Libertad Avanza (Argentina)President of juvenile political organizationleader of Venstres UngdomNational Chairman of the Young ConservativesGeneral Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Partypresident of the People's Party of CataloniaGeneral Secretary of the Unified Socialist Party of CataloniaGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of KampucheaChairman of VenstreGeneral Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working PeopleHDP Co-chairassociation chairmanco-chairmanshipPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Latin AmericaPresident of Bishops' ConferencePresident of Eurojustcity presidentpresident of Real Madrid CFPresident of Real Zaragozapresident of Duhok SCpresident of Real Oviedopresident of Deportivo de A CoruñaPresident of Real Betisvice head of departmentchairperson of the executive boardsecretary generalDirector of National Intelligencepresident of the priestly society of the Holy CrossChairman of Nahdlatul Ulamathesis committee chairPresident of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeePresident of the Pontifical Council for the FamilyPresident of Catalan Football FederationChair of the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationChair of the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation BoardPresident of the Council of CastilePresident of the Land of Valencia PP party

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Role Which chair.

Body defines the role.

Body

Organisation.

Body

Body.

  1. Which body does the person chair? provenance
  2. Since when? provenance

Title

Form of title.

Title

Title.

  1. What title does the body use? definition
  2. How should the person be addressed? definition
Powers Authority.

Rules set powers.

Rules

Bylaws.

Rules

Rules.

  1. What powers do the rules give the chair? provenance
  2. Is there a casting vote? definition

Appointment

Election.

Appointment

Appointment.

  1. How is the chair elected or appointed? definition
  2. For what term? measurement
Meetings Running them.

Good chairing is fair.

Procedure

Agenda and order.

Procedure

Procedure.

  1. How should the meeting be run? action
  2. Which rules of order apply? provenance

Fairness

Impartiality.

Fairness

Impartiality.

  1. Is every member given a fair hearing? boundary
  2. How are conflicts of interest handled? boundary
Accountability Oversight.

Chairs are accountable.

Removal

Votes of no confidence.

Removal

Removal.

  1. How can a chair be removed? provenance
  2. What majority is needed? measurement

Records

Minutes.

Records

Minutes.

  1. Are decisions minuted and published? provenance
  2. Who approves minutes? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should chair roles per body type be separate entries?
  • How should holders be linked?
  • How should inclusive titles be recorded?
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