quorum

quo·rum

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwawr-uh m, kwohr-]
- /ˈkwɔr əm, ˈkwoʊr-/
- /ˈkwɔː.rəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwawr-uh m, kwohr-]
- /ˈkwɔr əm, ˈkwoʊr-/

Definitions of quorum word

noun quorum the number of members of a group or organization required to be present to transact business legally, usually a majority. 1
noun quorum a particularly chosen group. 1
noun quorum 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. 1
noun quorum minimum of members in an assembly 1
singular noun quorum A quorum is the minimum number of people that a committee needs in order to carry out its business officially. When a meeting has a quorum, there are at least that number of people present. 0
noun quorum a minimum number of members in an assembly, society, board of directors, etc, required to be present before any valid business can be transacted 0

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Origin of quorum

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1425-75, quorum is from the Latin word quōrum of whom; from a use of the word in commissions written in Latin specifying a quorum

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Parts of speech for Quorum

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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quorum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for quorum

noun quorum

least — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
attendance — Someone's attendance at an event or an institution is the fact that they are present at the event or go regularly to the institution.
plenum — the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.

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