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AOB

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˌeɪ əʊ ˈbiː/abbreviationCommon term

In office & administration, AOB means: Short for any other business: the last item on a meeting agenda, when people can raise topics that were not listed.

In Turkish: diğer konular, dilek ve temenniler, gündem dışı konular

How it is used

Mostly British, written AOB or AOCB (any other competent business) on agendas. The chair asks "Is there any other business?" near the end. It is good practice to tell the chair in advance if you plan to raise a big topic under AOB.

Example sentences

  1. Under AOB, Mert reminded everyone about the fire drill on Thursday.

  2. If there's no AOB, let's finish ten minutes early.

Common collocations

  • under AOB
  • item for AOB
  • any other business
  • raise something under AOB
  • agendaA list of the topics to be discussed at a meeting, in the order they will be discussed, usually sent to participants beforehand.
  • minutesThe official written record of a meeting, listing who attended, what was discussed, what was decided and which actions were agreed.
  • chairTo lead a meeting by following the agenda, keeping discussion on track, giving people a turn to speak and making sure decisions are reached.
  • apologiesIn meetings, a formal message from someone who cannot attend; in minutes, the list of people who said in advance that they could not come.

This word in other fields

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