On 24/10/2012 20:34, Doug Barton wrote: ... > ... Nothing in the text suggests an > unfettered right of creating new definitions of "vacant."
You mean, new compared to the first definition in Merriam-Webster.com?
1: not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer <a vacant office>
<vacant thrones>
Objectively and factually, that seems to be the case. The IAOC is actually
going an extra mile rather than simply informing NomCom that the seat
has become vacant.
Brian
