MUN Vocabulary

______ order in committee. The chair may call decorum if delegates are loud or disrespectful, in order to ask for their attention during committee.

• Decorum
• Chairs

• Motion

______ a list that contains the order of speakers in the committee.

• Speaker's List
• Working Paper

• Resolution

______ The people who are seated in the front with their gavel and facilitate the debate. They call on speakers, time speeches, and maintain the rules of procedure. If the conference gives awards, they will also evaluate your performance.

• Chairs
• Blocs

• Sponsors

______ this is when a speaker decides to give up the remaining time in his or her speech.

• Yield
• Amendment

• Point of Inquiry

______ a specific action made by delegates to direct debate in a certain direction.

• Motion
• Yield

• Amendment

______ used when a delegate experiences personal discomfort that hinders their ability to participate in committee. Examples: temperature of room, distractions during committee, can’t hear another delegate, etc.

• Point of Personal Privilege
• Point of Inquiry

• Point of Order

______ used when a delegate believes that there was a mistake made regarding the rules of procedure.

• Point of Order
• Point of Inquiry

• Point of Personal Privilege

______ used when a delegate has a question about something that is not clearly understood in committee. Use this to ask a question if you don’t understand a term or get what’s going on in committee!

• Point of Inquiry
• Point of Order

• Point of Personal Privilege

______ different groups that have similar ideas and opinions about the topics. In the real United Nations, there are regional blocs, but delegates can choose to build their own blocs in Model UN. These blocs will typically work together to create a draft resolution.

• Blocs
• Signatories

• Chairs

A debate format that allows delegates to make short comments on a specific sub-issue. Typically, delegates who are interested in speaking will raise up their placards and the Chairs will call on delegates to speak one at a time.

• Moderated Caucus
• Unmoderated Caucus
• Working Paper