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acted action adopted affirmative announces appeal appointed assem assembly authorized by special called chair chairman CHAPTER close debate debate be closed decision declare dependent motions duty effect election entertained fixed indefinitely postpone journ limited main motion main question majority matter ment mittee motion compelled motion is pending motion that debate motion to adjourn motion to amend motion to close motion to commit motion to divide motion to indefinitely motion to lay motion to postpone motion to reconsider motion to strike motion to take motions relating negative o'clock original motion parliamentary person point of order presiding officer previous question principal motion procedure proceedings proper motion proposition question of consideration question of privilege quorum rank reason reconsideration referred secretary sider simple motion sometimes special rule specified take a recess taken takes precedence taking the yeas tion unani undebatable unless Viva voce whole words yeas and nays