Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔrəm/
noun a minimum number of members required for a group to conduct business or hold a meeting
A1 A quorum is the minimum number of people needed to conduct a meeting.
A2 The student council meeting could not start because they did not have a quorum.
B1 The quorum for the board meeting was set at ten members.
B2 In order to make any decisions, the committee needed to reach a quorum.
C1 The quorum for the shareholders' meeting was easily met with a high turnout.
C2 The quorum requirement was raised to ensure that important decisions were not made without sufficient representation.
adjective related to or constituting a quorum
A1 The quorum of students needed to start the meeting was five.
A2 We couldn't make any decisions because we didn't have a quorum present.
B1 The quorum of shareholders required for voting on the proposal was reached.
B2 The committee couldn't proceed with the discussion as they didn't have a quorum.
C1 The quorum for passing new legislation was set at two-thirds of the members.
C2 The board meeting was postponed due to the lack of quorum among the directors.
formal The meeting cannot proceed without a quorum of at least 50% of the members present.
informal We need at least half of the group to show up for the meeting to start.
slang We can't start the meeting until we have enough people here.
figurative In order for the decision to be valid, we must have a sufficient number of participants present, known as a quorum.
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