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quorum
[ kwawr-uhm, kwohr- ]
/ ËkwÉr Ém, ËkwoÊr- /
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noun
the number of members of a group or organization required to be present to transact business legally, usually a majority.
a particularly chosen group.
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Origin of quorum
First recorded in1400â50; from Latin quĆrum âof whomâ; from its use in Latin legal formulas for commissioning justices of the peace
Words nearby quorum
quondam, Quonset hut, quor., quorate, Quorn, quorum, quorum sensing, quot., quota, quotable, quota-hopping
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British Dictionary definitions for quorum
quorum
/ (ËkwÉËrÉm) /
noun
a minimum number of members in an assembly, society, board of directors, etc, required to be present before any valid business can be transactedthe quorum is forty; we don't have a quorum
Word Origin for quorum
C15: from Latin, literally: of whom, occurring in Latin commissions in the formula quorum vosâŠduos (etc) volumus of whom we wish that you beâŠtwo
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Cultural definitions for quorum
quorum
[ (kwawr-uhm) ]
The minimum number of members of a committee or legislative body who must be present before business can officially or legally be conducted. In the United States Congress, for example, either house must have a majority (218 in the House of Representatives, 51 in the Senate) to have a quorum.
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