quorum
quo·rum
noun \ˈkwȯr-əm\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
See Examples of QUORUM
- We need five people to make a quorum.
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
First Known Use: 1602
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