A person who has been appointed or elected to an official position in the organization is called what?

• A. Officer
• B. Member
• C. Delegate
• D. Committee Chair

Answer: (A)

In Robert’s Rules practice, an official position in the organization is filled by someone who is elected or appointed to lead or manage the group; that person is called an officer. Officers have defined duties and authority laid out in the bylaws, such as presiding at meetings, keeping records, and handling finances. A member is simply someone who belongs to the organization without holding an official leadership role. A delegate is someone authorized to represent the organization at another gathering, not to run internal affairs. A committee chair leads a specific committee but isn’t the organizational officer responsible for the entire body.