quorum

ˈkwɔːrəm

quora

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Definition of quorum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

official meetingsminimum members needed for official group decisions

The board meeting was delayed due to lack of quorum.

minimum

technology

TECH.

minimum votes required for distributed system operations

TECH.

The system needs a quorum to update the database.

consensus

majority

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Expressions with quorum

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constitute a quorum

have enough members present to make a meeting official

Five members constitute a quorum for this committee.

make a quorum

reach the required number of attendees for a meeting

We need two more people to make a quorum.

have a quorum

possess the minimum number of members for a meeting

The board cannot vote until they have a quorum.

quorum quenching

disruption of bacterial communication to prevent coordinated behavior

Scientists study quorum quenching to combat bacterial infections.

quorum sensing

bacteria use chemical signals to sense and react to their numbers

Quorum sensing lets bacteria coordinate actions when enough are present.

Origin of quorum

Latin, quorum (of whom)

Terms with quorum included in their meaning

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count out

legislative

declare a session adjourned due to lack of quorum

inquorate

adj.

quorum absent

not having the required quorum present

minyan

Judaism

quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations

Examples of quorum in a sentence

The committee needs a quorum to make decisions.
A quorum is needed to proceed with the transaction.
Without a quorum, the system cannot function properly.

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French:quorum, ...
German:Quorum, Beschlussfähigkeit, ...
Italian:quorum, numero legale, ...
Spanish:quórum, ...
Portuguese:quórum, ...
Chinese:法定人数, 最低投票数, ...
Japanese:定足数, クォーラム, ...
Arabic:النصاب القانوني, نِصاب, ...
Hebrew:קְווֹרוּם, מִנְיָין חוּקִי, ...
Russian:кворум, ...
Ukrainian:кворум, ...
Hindi:कोरम, मतगणना, ...
Bengali:কোরাম, ন্যূনতম ভোট, ...
Catalan:quòrum, nombre mínim de vots, ...
Czech:kvorum, kvórum, ...
Danish:quorum, ...
Dutch:quorum, ...
Greek:απαρτία, ...
Hungarian:határozatképesség, kvórum, ...
Khmer:កូរ៉ុម, ចំនួនសំឡេងអប្បបរមាដែលត្រូវការ សម្រាប់ប្រតិបត្តិការប្រព័ន្ធចែកចាយ, ...
Korean:정족수, ...
Persian:حد نصاب, ...
Polish:kworum, ...
Portuguese (BR):quórum, ...
Romanian:cvorum, quorum, ...
Swedish:kvorum, beslutsmässighet, ...
Thai:องค์ประชุม, จำนวนคะแนนเสียงขั้นต่ำ, ...
Turkish:çoğunluk, yeterli oy, ...
Vietnamese:túc số, số phiếu tối thiểu, ...

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