quorum
the number of members of a group or organization required to be present to transact business legally, usually a majority.
a particularly chosen group.
Origin of quorum
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How to use quorum in a sentence
It would be impossible for me to describe all the blessings bestowed upon the different quorums of the priesthood.
Scraps of Biography | VariousDiscipline is one of the most pressing problems in the quorums and organizations of the Church today.
Principles of Teaching | Adam S. BennionA general attendance of those belonging to the camp and many others belonging to the different quorums of the Church came in.
All priesthood quorums have monthly quorum Dues collected from their members.
Under the Prophet in Utah | Frank J. Cannon and Harvey J. O'HigginsThe various quorums were assigned to their respective places around the stand.
Wilford Woodruff | Matthias F. Cowley
British Dictionary definitions for quorum
/ (ˈkwɔːrəm) /
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
Origin of quorum
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Cultural definitions for quorum
[ (kwawr-uhm) ]
The minimum number of members of a committee or legislative body who must be present before business can officially or legally be conducted. In the United States Congress, for example, either house must have a majority (218 in the House of Representatives, 51 in the Senate) to have a quorum.
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