First Known Use: 1602
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quorum
noun quo·rum \ˈkwȯr-əm\
: the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting in order for decisions to be made
Full Definition of QUORUM
1
: a select group
2
: the number (as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business
3
: a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood
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Origin of QUORUM
Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace
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quorum
noun quo·rum \ˈkwȯr-əm\
Definition of QUORUM for Kids
: the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting in order for business to be carried on
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