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quorum

quorum

15 8.1
The minimum number of members needed to do official business at a meeting
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɔrəm/
  • Formal
: quórum
  • Doesn't a larger board make it easier to achieve a quorum and therefore hold a legal meeting?
  • constitute a quorum
  • majority of a quorum
  • quorum rules

So now you may have a quorum and you may have leaders who will not interfere.

Examples

  • A quorum is needed to proceed with the meeting, which requires at least five members to be present.

  • The Tobruk-based House of Representatives failed to reach a quorum to endorse the unity government.

    Academic text (2017)

  • And when we get a quorum, we can decide what to do with it.

  • Well , that leaves us without a quorum .

    Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)

  • I need a quorum here in one hour and I want Steve here too.

    Steve Jobs (2015)

  • But only if there is a quorum present at the time the vote is called .

    Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)

  • All right, we have a quorum.

    The Toast of New York (1937)

  • The voting was done by state, and each state needed a quorum to cast their vote.

    Academic text (1993)

  • A quorum is present.

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

  • The Town Moderator conducts the meeting, and a quorum of 100 people must be present.

    Blog text (13)

Surface Forms

quorum singular
quorums plural

Etymology

Quorum comes from the Latin word quorum, which meant 'of whom' and was used in old legal lists to name which members were present. So quorum now means the minimum number of people who must be at a meeting before official business can start.