What action disposes of a motion permanently after a vote?

• A. Executive board
• B. dispose of
• C. Division of the Question
• D. entertain a motion

Answer: (B)

Disposing of a motion is the act of finalizing it after a vote. In Roberts Rules, once the assembly has voted and a decision is reached, the matter is said to be disposed of, meaning it’s no longer under consideration unless someone properly moves to reconsider or rescind later. This is the mechanism that permanently ends the motion's life in that meeting.

The other phrases refer to different procedures: an executive board is a governing body, not a procedural step to end a motion; dividing the question splits a motion into parts for separate consideration rather than closing it; and entertaining a motion means to begin considering it again, not to conclude it.