Editing Deliberative assembly (section)

==Types==
''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'' identifies several types of deliberative assemblies.

===Mass meeting===
{{Main|Mass meeting}}

A large ''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, or meetings to form a new society.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|pp = 5–6}}</ref>

===Local assembly of an organized society===
{{Main article|Voluntary association}}

A ''local assembly of an organized society'', which is a membership meeting of a local chapter or branch of a [[membership organization]].<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|pp = 6–7}}</ref> Examples include local chapter meetings of organizations like the [[Sierra Club]].

===Convention===
{{Main article|Convention (meeting)}}

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.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|pp = 7–8}}</ref>

===Legislative body===
{{Main|Legislature}}

A ''legislative body'', which is a legally established public lawmaking body. It consists of representatives chosen by the electorate. Examples include national legislatures such as [[parliament]]s, and local government councils such as [[state legislature]]s, [[Regional assemblies (disambiguation)|regional assemblies]]<!--intentional link to DAB page--> and [[city council]]s.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 8}}</ref>

===Board===
{{Main|Board of directors}}

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]].<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|pp = 8–9}}</ref>