An example of a quorum is having four of the seven committee members present in order to pass a motion at a committee meeting.
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Origin of quorum
L, genitive plural of qui, who: from use in court commissions
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Origin of quorum
Middle English quorum of justices of the peace from Latin quōrum of whom (from the wording of a commission naming certain persons as members of a body) genitive pl. of quī who ; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.
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(plural quorums or quora)
From Latin quÅrum, genitive plural form of quÄ« (“who, which"), used as standard wording in written commissions.
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The smallest number of people that must vote (either in person or by proxy) in shareholder meetings, boards of directors meetings, legislative meetings, or other committee and organization meetings. If a quorum isn’t reached, then the results of the voting are not valid.
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