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quo·rum
\ˈkwōrəm, -wȯr-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, of whom, gen. plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission once issued to justices of the peace in England — more at who
1. : a select number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench
< justices of the quorum >
2. : a select group
< the deepest sot among the topers of the quorum — T.H.Green >
3. : the number of the members of an organized body of persons (as a legislature, court, or board of directors) that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business in the absence of the other members : a usually specified number of members (as an absolute majority) in the absence of which an organized body cannot act legally
4. : a general council or local section of those having the same office in the Mormon priesthood |