| Term | Meaning | Defined in |
|---|---|---|
| AGM | The Annual General Meeting, held in April: reports, accounts, election results and the Ribbon. | Constitution 5.3, Bylaws B2.2 |
| Apprenticeship | The three-week start to every team role below director: one real task with a mentor, then a free choice on both sides. | Bylaws B5.4 |
| Audit | The Faculty Advisor, or a Voting Member off the Council they choose, who checks the ledger against receipts each semester. | Bylaws B7.2 |
| Book of Members | The archive volume holding every new member’s six typed words. | Member Handbook |
| Candidates’ Reading | The public hustings before voting: six-word vision, three minutes, questions. | Bylaws B6.5 |
| Charter Day | Tuesday, October 13, 2026: the Founding General Assembly, where the Constitution is put for ratification. | Constitution 18.2 |
| Charter Night | The Society’s anniversary each October. | Strategic Plan |
| The Common Room | The Society’s Telegram channel. | Bylaws B12.1 |
| Conduct Panel | The Vice President, one Council member and one Voting Member drawn by lot; hears formal conduct cases. | Bylaws B7.1, B10 |
| Council | The four elected officers (the Executive Board) and six appointed Directors. | Constitution Article VI |
| Elections Committee | Three Voting Members who will not stand; runs the spring election. | Bylaws B6.1 |
| Fellow | A Member honoured for sustained or outstanding service; kept for life. | Constitution 3.3(c), Bylaws B4 |
| Founding voters | In the founding year, the first 100 verified members, who are Voting Members from the day they join, until May 13, 2027. | Nexus setting (see Members) |
| General Assembly | All Members; only Voting Members vote. Holds all authority in the Society. | Constitution Article V |
| Majlis | The monthly salon of the Letters department: a guest, readings, tea and conversation. | Roles and Staffing |
| Open Call | The call for every open role, run at the start of each semester. | Bylaws B5.1 |
| Programme Charter | The one-page plan every greenlit programme keeps (Form F-29). | Bylaws B8.3 |
| The Ribbon | At the AGM, the outgoing President hands the incoming President a fresh ribbon for the Society Typewriter. | Bylaws B11.4 |
| RON | Re-open nominations: the alternative offered when only one candidate stands. | Bylaws B6.4 |
| Six words | The six words every new member types on the Society Typewriter. | Member Handbook |
| Society Typewriter | The ceremonial object of the Society, kept by the President. | Constitution 1.3 |
| Standing Programme | A programme that has run well for two semesters, with a chair and a handbook. | Constitution 10.2, Bylaws B8.5 |
| Term Card | Each semester’s programme on one printed card. | Strategic Plan |
| Voting Member | A Member in good standing with two recorded activities in the current or previous semester. | Constitution 3.3(b), Bylaws B3.3 |
Members
Glossary
The Society’s own words, with where each one is defined.