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Meaning of the minutes in English

the minutes

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the written record of what was said at a meeting:
take the minutes Could you take (= write) the minutes, Daniel?
do the minutes Could you do the minutes, Daniel?
The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct).
He agreed to circulate the minutes to everyone present at the meeting.
Reporters were given a copy of the minutes of the company's board meeting.
Their discussion was not recorded in the minutes.
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minute noun (MESSAGE)
(Definition of the minutes from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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minutes
plural noun
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/ˈmɪn·əts/
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the written record of what was said at a meeting:
Harry will take the minutes.
(Definition of the minutes from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
議事錄，會議紀錄…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
议事录，会议记录…
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in Turkish
protokół…
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tutanaklar, zabıt, toplantı kayıtları…
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