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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to implement a change |
to cause something to be done differently |
After many problems with shoplifting, the company decided to
implement a change and ban backpacks in the store. |
| 2 |
to address ~ |
to talk about something, usually a problem or difficult
issue |
The CEO addressed the problem of falling stock prices at the
annual meeting. |
| 3 |
to allocate ~ |
to make resources available in order to make something
happen |
They decided to allocate 40% of the total budget to
advertising. |
| 4 |
to collaborate on ~ with ~ |
to work together with another group or person on a project or
problem |
I collaborated on the advertising campaign with an outside ad
agency. |
| 5 |
to bring up a grievance |
to state a problem or dissatisfaction |
I would like to bring up a grievance; namely, I haven't been
paid in over three months. |
| 6 |
to designate ~ as ~ |
to assign someone a particular job or role |
They designated me as the facilitator of the meeting, so I was
under a lot of pressure. |
| 7 |
to adjourn ~ |
to stop a meeting or official event in order to take a short
break |
We will adjourn the meeting until later this afternoon. |
| 8 |
to put forth a motion to ~ |
to bring up a possible solution to a problem in order that
everyone may consider it |
He put forth a motion to cancel the new construction project,
but everybody was opposed to that. |
| 9 |
to vote on ~ |
to decide if an idea will happen or not happen based on the
number of people who agree with it |
They voted on the decision to cancel the construction
project. |
| 10 |
to be unanimous |
of a decision, to be agreed with or disagreed with by 100% of
the people voting |
It was a unanimous decision; everyone in the company felt the
same way about it. |
| 11 |
to be up in the air |
of a decision, to still be changeable, not firmly set |
He wanted to expand the business into other parts of the
country, but the final decision was still up in the air. |
| 12 |
to reach a consensus on ~ |
when a group of people comes to a final decision about a
problem or question |
It took them three days, but they finally reached a consensus
on next year's budget. |
| 13 |
to have a show of hands |
to vote informally by counting the number of people who raise
their hands |
I just want to see how many people agree with me on this point;
may I have a show of hands? |
| 14 |
to outline objectives |
to briefly talk about all of your main goals |
Before we begin the new fiscal year, I just want to outline the
objectives in terms of profit and expansion. |
| 15 |
a conference room |
a special room that is used for meetings |
Large hotels have many conference rooms available to rent. |
| 16 |
to be confidential |
of information, to be secret, known by only a special group of
people |
Many of the documents in my file cabinet are confidential, so I
like to keep it locked. |
| 17 |
to be absent |
of a person, to not be somewhere |
We couldn't start the meeting because some of the managers were
absent. |
| 18 |
to be punctual |
to be on time |
The CEO was very punctual, always arriving at meetings right on
time. |
| 19 |
to take the minutes |
to write down what happens in a meeting for the purposes of
keeping a record |
He was chosen to take the minutes of the meeting, so he was
busy writing the whole time. |
| 20 |
to commence |
of a meeting or official event, to start |
The meeting will commence at 10am and go until noon. |
| 21 |
to brainstorm ~ |
to think of new creative ideas, usually in a group |
Before talking about their expansion plans, all of the
employees brainstormed about possible future locations for branches
of the company. |