quorum

Word family nounquorumadjectivequorate

Related topics: Organizations

quo·rum /ˈkwɔːrəm/ noun [singular]

BBSSOthe smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting so that official decisions can be made 〔会议中使决定有效的〕法定人数

We need a quorum of seven.

我们需要有七人的法定人数。

Examples from the Corpus

quorum• Other members count votes before items reach a public meeting or talk as a quorum of a council subcommittee.• It is also likely that the investors will not insist on their own presence to constitute a quorum at board meetings.• On this committee, any three members of the Odiham Society were to form a quorum.• Do we have a quorum?• The proposal was blocked when some deputies stayed away to prevent a quorum.• With the appointments the board retains a quorum, and Mr James is looking for two more members for the team.• Stuart put forward this compromise suggestion with full confidence, and was surprised by its rejection by the rest of the quorum.

From Longman Business Dictionary

quorumquo·rum /ˈkwɔːrəm/ noun [singular]

the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting for official decisions to be made

Not enough members turned up to achieve a quorum.

Origin quorum

(1400-1500) Latin “of whom”; from the words of an official request to someone to serve on a committee

单词	quorum
释义	quorum Word family nounquorumadjectivequorate Related topics: Organizations quo·rum /ˈkwɔːrəm/ noun [singular] BBSSOthe smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting so that official decisions can be made 〔会议中使决定有效的〕法定人数 We need a quorum of seven. 我们需要有七人的法定人数。 Examples from the Corpus quorum• Other members count votes before items reach a public meeting or talk as a quorum of a council subcommittee.• It is also likely that the investors will not insist on their own presence to constitute a quorum at board meetings.• On this committee, any three members of the Odiham Society were to form a quorum.• Do we have a quorum?• The proposal was blocked when some deputies stayed away to prevent a quorum.• With the appointments the board retains a quorum, and Mr James is looking for two more members for the team.• Stuart put forward this compromise suggestion with full confidence, and was surprised by its rejection by the rest of the quorum. From Longman Business Dictionary quorumquo·rum /ˈkwɔːrəm/ noun [singular] the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting for official decisions to be made Not enough members turned up to achieve a quorum. Origin quorum (1400-1500) Latin “of whom”; from the words of an official request to someone to serve on a committee
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