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Quorum
A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, the “requirement for a quorum is protection against totally unrepresentative action in the name of the body by an unduly small number of persons.”The term quorum is from a Middle English wording of the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace, derived from Latin quorum, “of whom”, genitive plural of qui, “who”. As a result, quora as plural of quorum is not a valid Latin formation.
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Quorum (noun)
The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
“We can discuss the issue tonight, but cannot vote until we have a quorum.”
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Quorum (noun)
A selected body of persons.
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Quorate (noun)
A quorum
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Quorate (adjective)
Having a quorum
“With only five people able to make it to the meeting, we were barely quorate.”
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Quorum (noun)
the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
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Quorate (adjective)
(of a meeting) attended by a quorum and so having valid proceedings
“the decision of a quorate general meeting”