make a minutes of the meeting vs make minutes of the meeting

Both phrases are similar, but the correct one is 'take minutes of the meeting.' 'Take minutes' is the commonly used phrase to refer to the action of recording what happens during a meeting.

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make a minutes of the meeting

This phrase is incorrect. 'Minutes' is a plural noun, so it should not be preceded by 'a.'

The correct phrase is 'take minutes of the meeting,' which means to record the details of the meeting.

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A CSD shall clearly determine the role and responsibilities of the management body in accordance with the relevant national law. A CSD shall make the minutes of the meetings of the management body available to the competent authority and the auditor upon request.
Make all the minutes from meetings available.
Furthermore, it was not a minute of the meeting, but a personal opinion.
I would like to make a comment about page five of the minutes of the meeting of 4 December, and more particularly on the response to my point raised under Rule 48 of the Rules of Procedure.
The minutes of the meeting shall make no mention of the discussion of the item taken under the confidential procedure.
UNSER: Just a minute of your time there, Pres.
May you never have a minute of peace.
A minute of your time. That's all.
A minute of silence was held.
I would like to call for a minute of silence for them.
The European Parliament then held a minute of silence.
So please join me for a minute of silence.
Well, a minute of silence please.
I just need a minute of uninterrupted privacy.
Please join me in observing a minute of silence in her memory.
I never lost a minute of sleep over it.
I only have a minute of tape.
Walter, a minute of your time.
I haven't had a minute of downtime.
Any request made orally should be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

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take minutes of the meeting
record minutes of the meeting
write minutes of the meeting
prepare minutes of the meeting
document minutes of the meeting

make minutes of the meeting

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase means to create a written record of what was discussed and decided during a meeting.

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A CSD shall clearly determine the role and responsibilities of the management body in accordance with the relevant national law. A CSD shall make the minutes of the meetings of the management body available to the competent authority and the auditor upon request.
A CCP shall clearly determine the roles and responsibilities of the board and shall make the minutes of the board meetings available to the competent authority and auditors.
Make all the minutes from meetings available.
The minutes of the meeting shall make no mention of the discussion of the item taken under the confidential procedure.
I would like to make a comment about page five of the minutes of the meeting of 4 December, and more particularly on the response to my point raised under Rule 48 of the Rules of Procedure.
Any request made orally should be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
I asked for the minutes of the meetings on transparency.
Furthermore, it was not a minute of the meeting, but a personal opinion.
Those conclusions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
the minutes of the meeting make no mention of the content of the discussion of the information considered under the confidential procedure;
the minutes of the meeting shall make no mention of the discussion of the item taken under the confidential procedure.
Parliament will receive, at the same time as members of that committee, the meeting agendas, the strategy plans for each country and the minutes of the meetings.
Parliament will receive, at the same time as members of that committee, the meeting agendas, the strategy plans for each country and the minutes of the meetings.
Minutes of the meeting of board of directors of VFAB of 18 October 2000.
Decisions shall be taken by consensus and shall be attached to the agreed minutes of the meeting.
The Secretariat of the host parliament shall draw up brief minutes of the meeting.
record minutes of the meetings and formalise action points;
The Commission now publishes its agendas and the minutes of the meetings at which decisions are taken.
Finally the dissident opinion should be included in the minutes of the meeting on selection of candidates.
minutes of the meetings with the manufacturer.

Alternatives:

take minutes of the meeting
record minutes of the meeting
write minutes of the meeting
prepare minutes of the meeting
document minutes of the meeting

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make a minutes of the meeting vs make minutes of the meeting