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[disambiguation] A quorum (plural quora) is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group. Quorum may also refer to: ...
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[Latter Day Saints] In the Latter Day Saint movement, a quorum is a group of people ordained or endowed with priesthood authority, and organized to act together as a body. The idea of a quorum was established by Joseph Smith, Jr. early in the history of the movement, and during his lifetime ...
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A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to Robert`s Rules of Order Newly Revised, Tenth Edition, the current edition of Robert`s Rules of Order, ...
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Latin, meaning: (masc. pl. gen.) the army, half OF WHICH was ill.
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Latin, meaning: (neut. pl. gen.) dangers, OF WHICH there were not a few.
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[n] - a gathering of members of an organization large enough to transact business
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The number of shareholders or directors at board meetings who must be present at a meeting to allow proceedings to be validly and effectively conducted. The quorum required for a meeting of a company's shareholders and directors is usually two persons present in person or for shareholder's meetings ...
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The minimum number of people needed at a meeting for the meeting to proceed and make any decisions.
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Under a company's articles of association the minimum number of people that must be present at a meeting in order to carry on the business of the company.
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The minimum number of people require to be present at a meeting of a governing body or Committee before decisions can be taken.
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The minimum number of persons required to be present at a meeting before decisions can be taken (see Governor's Guide to the Law - DfEE).
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The number of persons who must attend a meeting in order for it to be validly held. The Articles of Association of most companies provide that, if a quorum is not present, the meeting must be adjourned to a new date but, if a quorum is still not present then, the meeting can go ahead.
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the minimum number of people needed at a meeting for it to proceed and make any decisions.
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The minimum number of members needed in order for the meeting to take place.
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Quo'rum (kwō'rŭm) noun [ Latin , of whom, gen. plural of qui who, akin to English who . See the Note below.] Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business; as, a...
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noun a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
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• (n.) Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business; as, a quorum of the House of Representatives; a constitutional quorum was not present.
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quorum Of whom. 'The minimal number of members of a committee or board, etc. that must be present before business may be transacted'; or 'The minimum number of people that must be present at a meeting before its proceedings are to be regarded as valid.'
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The minimum number of people who must be present or must provide a proxy to vote at a meeting in order to make a valid decision.
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The minimum number of directors who must be present at a directors meeting, or shares of stock that must be represented by stockholders at a stockholders meeting in order to conduct business or take action. Used substantively, quorum signifies the number of persons belonging to a legislative assembl...
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(n) A quorum is the prefixed number of members to be present in a meeting of such members for legitimately transacting business for which such meetings were called, after following the rules set forth to convene such meeting. The bye-laws of all organizations or association fixes the quorum of the m...
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n. the number of people required to be present before a meeting can conduct business. Unless stated differently in bylaws, articles, regulations or other rules established by the organization, a quorum is usually a majority of members. A quorum for meetings of corporate boards of directors, homeowne...
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Minimum number of members required to be present for the proceedings of an assembly to be valid. The actual number of people required for a quorum may vary
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The minimum number of people required at a gathering (eg a committee) in order for its proceedings to be binding.
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[distributed computing] A quorum is the minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a distributed system. A quorum-based technique is implemented to enforce consistent operation in a distributed system. == Quorum-base...
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