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A deliberative assembly is an organization consisting of members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the British Parliament as a "deliberative assembly,"〔Burke, pp. 446–8〕 and the expression became the basic term for a body of persons meeting to discuss and determine common action. ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'' describes certain characteristics of a deliberative assembly, such as each member having an equal vote and that the members meet to determine actions to be taken in the name of the entire group.〔Robert, pp. 1–2〕 A deliberative assembly may have different classes of members. Common classes include regular members, ex-officio members, and honorary members. ==Types== ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'' identifies several types of deliberative assemblies, including: *A ''mass meeting'', which is an unorganized group meeting open to all individuals in a sector of the population who are interested in deliberating about a subject proposed by the meeting's sponsors. Examples include meetings to discuss common political concerns or community interests.〔Robert, pp. 5–6〕 *A ''local assembly of an organized society'', which is a membership meeting of a local chapter or branch of a membership organization.〔Robert, pp. 6-7〕 Examples include local chapter meetings of organizations like the Sierra Club. *A ''convention'', which is a meeting of delegates who represent constituent units of a population. Conventions are not permanently established bodies, and delegates are normally elected for only one term. A convention may be held by an organized society, where each local assembly is represented by a delegate.〔Robert, pp. 7-8〕 *A ''legislative body'', which is a legally established public lawmaking body. It consists of representatives chosen by the electorate. Examples include congresses, state legislatures, and city councils.〔Robert, p. 8〕 *A ''board'', which is an administrative, managerial, or quasi-judicial body. A board derives its power from an outside authority that defines the scope of its operations. Examples include an organized society's or company's board of directors and government agency boards like a board of education.〔Robert, p. 8–9〕 Other bodies noted in ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised:'' *A ''committee'' is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly.〔Robert, p. 489〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deliberative assembly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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