Can you explain the masters role in a lodge

The Worshipful Master governs the lodge with authority bounded only by Grand Lodge law, ancient usages, Landmarks, and the Constitutions 1. Unlike the chairman of a secular body, a Master is elected by his lodge but cannot be removed by it, nor can his inherent powers be altered or curtailed by lodge by-laws 1. He is accountable directly to the Grand Master, the Grand Lodge, his installation obligations, his conscience, and God 1.

Within the lodge, the Master exercises direct control over all business and ritual. He decides all points of order without appeal to the lodge, initiates and terminates debate, and opens or closes communications at his discretion, provided stated meeting times are respected 1. He retains the exclusive right to appoint all lodge committees—serving as an ex-officio member of each—and bears ultimate responsibility for their work, including candidate investigations and the examination of visiting brethren 1. His authority over access to the lodge room is likewise supreme: he determines who may enter or leave, though an arbitrary exclusion or improper admission subjects him to Grand Lodge discipline 1. While he may temporarily delegate the chair or the conferring of degrees to another brother, he remains responsible for all that occurs and may resume the gavel at any moment 1.

Upon taking office, the Master assents to a series of ancient charges and regulations 2. These obligations require him to obey the moral law, respect civil magistrates, discountenance dissenters and irregular lodges, cultivate social virtues, and ensure that no candidate is made or visitor admitted without due inquiry and examination 2.