COMMITTEE SPEAK (  Terms and their meaning as used by Bigot-Johnson and  his cronies at the Slaughter House Bridge Club ) 

• Pantopods : dissident club members to be kept under close surveillance and control
• Them : riff raff , club members of no significance or threat
• Strategic goals : Acquisition and consolidation of power
• Long road ahead : Further purges of the membership ,  the total eradication of the enemy within 
• Nothing ruled out : even more drastic measures are on the cards 
• Meetings : war cabinet briefings
• Minutes of meetings : dissemination of misinformation and/or disinformation
• Newsletters and reports : invaluable propaganda material
• Club Constitution : A troublesome document to be either amended or ignored
• Checks and safeguards : fanciful concepts corrupting the club's Constitution
• Club's assets : property earmarked for the privileged few
• The future : someone else's problem
•  Progress : the gradual elimination and removal of all traitors, dissidents,  troublemakers, whistle-blowers and outspoken critics
•  Officers : privileged members of the committee who can act and take decisions with  impunity
• Agenda for the meeting : a false and deceptive document which distracts all and sundry from the hidden agenda , drawn up by those who prefer to conduct the real business of the day in absolute secrecy 
• AGM : a rallying of the troops , lackeys and ardent supporters
• Canvassing for votes : behind the scenes gerrymandering
• Proxy voting : a form of insurance should voting at an AGM go pear-shaped 
• Disciplinary hearings : a clever euphemism for foregone conclusions
• Zero tolerance : a wonderful excuse to kick the living daylights out of those who dare to cross the line
• Social and friendly club : a smokescreen objective by which to introduce strict zero tolerance policies and the brutal enforcement of petty and pointless rules
• Required codes of conduct : subservience ,  obedience, submissiveness and compliance
• Whistle blowing : a despicable practice necessitating severe retribution
• Duty of confidentiality :  a wonderfully effective lid on which to cover up all committee shenanigans and wrongdoings 
• U-turn :  a nightmare scenario to be avoided at all costs
• In someone's pocket : a truth never to be revealed and dismissed as a lie