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quo·rum
(kwôr′əm)n.
1. The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
2. A select group.
3. The minimal density of bacterial cells that results in altered gene expression in a population of bacteria.
[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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quorum
(ˈkwɔːrəm)n
a minimum number of members in an assembly, society, board of directors, etc, required to be present before any valid business can be transacted: the quorum is forty; we don't have a quorum.
[C15: from Latin, literally: of whom, occurring in Latin commissions in the formula quorum vos ... duos (etc) volumus of whom we wish that you be ... two]
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quo•rum
(ˈkwɔr əm, ˈkwoʊr-)n.
1. the number of members of a group required to be present to transact business or carry out an activity legally, usu. a majority.
2. a particularly chosen group.
[1425–75; < Latin quōrum of whom]
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quorum
- First the genitive plural of Latin qui, "who," it originally referred to the "number of justices who need be present to try a case."See also related terms for try.
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Quorum
Examples: quorum of the Shire (justices collectively), 1455; of peers; of surgeons, 1747.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun 1. quorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
minyan - the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)
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Translations
نصابنِصاب قانوني
kvorumvětšina potřebná k hlasování
beslutningsdygtigt antalquorum
päätösvaltainen
határozatképesség
tilskilinn lágmarksfjöldi fundarmanna
kvorumas
kvorums
kvórum
yeter sayı
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quorum
(ˈkwoːrəm) noun the smallest number of members necessary at a meeting before any business can be done. kworum نِصاب قانوني кворум quórum kvorum, většina potřebná k hlasování beschlußfähige Mitgliederzahl quorum; beslutningsdygtigt antal απαρτία quórum kvoorum حد نصاب تعداد اعضا päätösvaltaisuus quorum רוֹב חוּקִי गणपूर्ति, कोरम kvorum határozatképesség kuorum tilskilinn lágmarksfjöldi fundarmanna quorum 定足数 정족수 kvorumas kvorums korum quorum beslutningsdyktig forsamling kworum شمير، نصاب ( دجلسې دپاره quórum quorum кворум kvórum za sklepčnost potrebno število kvorum beslutsmässigt antal องค์ประกอบ yeter sayı (會議的)法定人數 кворум ارکان کی مقررہ کم سے کم تعداد جو کسی جلسے یا اسمبلی کی کارروائی کے لے ضروری قرار دی گئی ہو số đại biểu quy định 法定到会人数
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