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When and how do you pass the gavel?

By Ann Macfarlane / October 14, 2020 / Comments Off on When and how do you pass the gavel?
A person in a light blue shirt and dark tie holds a gavel in one hand, poised above a block on a white surface, ready to pass the gavel for the next decision.

The term “pass the gavel” refers to a situation where the chair of a meeting (the presider, the person running the meeting) temporarily gives up the position of chair (the authority to run the meeting) to allow another person to preside over the meeting. Download PDF Pass the gavel in a large meeting In a…

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