quorum

The definition of a quorum is the minimum number of people needed at a meeting to conduct business.

(noun)

An example of a quorum is having four of the seven committee members present in order to pass a motion at a committee meeting.

See quorum in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Historical the number of justices of the peace required to be present at sessions of English courts
the minimum number of members required to be present at an assembly or meeting before it can validly proceed to transact business
a select group or company

Origin: L, gen. pl. of qui, who: from use in court commissions

See quorum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
A select group.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace

Origin: , from Latin quōrum, of whom (from the wording of a commission naming certain persons as members of a body)

Origin: , genitive pl. of quī, who; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots

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