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Pietrust

generic client hiring freelancers employee-governed corporation startup founders open project
member affiliate/freelancer employee founder contributor
seed member client management founder (member = seed member)core contributor

Amendable code

generic corporation open project nonprofit government
member employee or shareholder (see below)contributor employee citizen
funder shareholder or N/A (see below)core contributor, or N/A donor N/A (no funders)
Chairperson chairman of the board project leader chairman of the board head of state
ceo,eeo ceo project leader ceo/president president/prime minister/head of government; the eeo is also like a foreign minister
commisioner boardmember steering committee member boardmember legislator/congressperson
board board of directors steering committee board of directors house of congress
forum employee council or shareholder meeting (see below)contributor vote N/A voter referenda
chair chairman project leader chairman chairman/parliamentarian
judge N/A N/A N/A judge
rule policy policy policy law
bylaws bylaws bylaws bylaws constitution

A corporation could be ultimately controlled by shareholders (according to how many shares are owned), employees (according to peer ratings), or a mixture of both:

generic shareholder-controlled corporation employee-controlled corporation (via ratings)mixed
member shareholder employee employee
funder N/A (the funders are the members)N/A (funders have no control)shareholder