In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the British Parliament as a "deliberative assembly", and the expression became the basic term for a body of persons meeting to discuss and determine common action.
[6] Examples include local chapter meetings of organizations like the Sierra Club.
A convention may be held by an organized society, where each local assembly is represented by a delegate.
A board derives its power from an outside authority that defines the scope of its operations.
[9] A member of a deliberative assembly has the right to attend meetings and make and second motions, speak in the debate, and vote.