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quorum definition

quo·rum (kwôr′əm)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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