Editing Deliberative assembly (section)

==Characteristics==
''[[Robert's Rules of Order|Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised]]'' by Henry Martyn Robert describes the following characteristics of a deliberative assembly:<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|pp = 1–2}}</ref>
* A group of people meets to discuss and make decisions on behalf of the entire membership.
* They meet in a single room or area, or under equivalent conditions of simultaneous oral communication.
* Each member is free to act according to their judgement.
* Each member has an equal [[vote]].* 
* The members at the meeting act for the entire group, even if there are members absent.
* A member's dissent on a particular issue constitutes neither a withdrawal from the group, nor a termination of membership.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''<small>Except in some cases, where in the event of a tie there is a casting vote.</small>''