The schedule of business for the meeting; the agenda.

• A. Order of the Day
• B. Minutes
• C. Schedule
• D. Order of Business

Answer: (D)

In this context the main idea is the formal sequence of items a meeting will handle. The term used in parliamentary procedure for that planned list and the order in which things are taken up is the order of business. The agenda is essentially that list of topics, arranged so the group can move through them in a structured way, ensuring the right items are addressed in the proper order.

So why this fits best: the phrase “schedule of business for the meeting; the agenda” describes both the items to be considered and the order in which they will be dealt with, which is exactly what the order of business represents in Robert’s Rules.

Minutes are the written record of what occurred, not the plan of topics. Schedule is a general word and doesn’t carry the formal, defined meaning used in parliamentary procedure. Order of the Day refers to the daily set of business or to bringing items to the floor at a scheduled time; it’s related, but it’s not the standard term for the entire planned sequence of business for a meeting.