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quo·rum  (kwôrm, kwr-)
n.
1. The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
2. A select group.

[Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace, from Latin qurum, of whom (from the wording of a commission naming certain persons as members of a body), genitive pl. of qu, who; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]

quorum [ˈkwɔːrəm]
n
a minimum number of members in an assembly, society, board of directors, etc., required to be present before any valid business can be transacted the quorum is forty
[from Latin, literally: of whom, occurring in Latin commissions in the formula quorum vos…duos (etc.) volumus of whom we wish that you be…two]

Quorum Examples: quorum of the Shire (justices collectively), 1455; of peers; of surgeons, 1747.
quorum - First the genitive plural of Latin qui, "who," it originally referred to the "number of justices who need be present to try a case."
See also related terms for try.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
minyan - the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)
Translations
quorum [ˈkwɔːrəm] Nquórum m
what number constitutes a quorum?¿cuántos constituyen quórum?

quorum [ˈkwɔːrəm] nquorum m
to have a quorum → avoir atteint le quorum

quorum
nQuorum nt; to make a quorumein Quorum haben, beschlussfähig sein

quorum [ˈkwɔːrəm] nquorum m inv

quorum
n quorum [ˈkwoːrəm]
the smallest number of members necessary at a meeting before any business can be done. kworum نِصاب قانوني кворум kvorum, většina potřebná k hlasování quorum; beslutningsdygtigt antal beschlußfähige Mitgliederzahl απαρτία quórum kvoorum حد نصاب تعداد اعضا päätösvaltaisuus quorum רוֹב חוּקִי गणपूर्ति, कोरम kvorum határozatképesség kuorum tilskilinn lágmarksfjöldi fundarmanna quorum 定足数 정족수 kvorumas kvorums korum quorum beslutningsdyktig forsamling kworum quórum quorum кворум kvórum za sklepčnost potrebno število kvorum beslutsmässigt antal องค์ประกอบ yeter sayı (會議的)法定人數 кворум ارکان کی مقررہ کم سے کم تعداد جو کسی جلسے یا اسمبلی کی کارروائی کے لے ضروری قرار دی گئی ہو số đại biểu quy định


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North Brookfield and Oakham has quorums of 10 voters; Douglas, 15; West Brookfield and East Brookfield each need 20; Holland and Warren, 25; Brookfield and Wales, 30; Barre, 50; and New Braintree has a quorum of 50 voters for the annual town meeting and 20 at special town meetings.
 
 
 
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