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quorum - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
- noun A select group.
- noun The minimal density of bacterial cells that results in altered gene expression in a population of bacteria.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In England, those justices of the peace whose presence is necessary to constitute a bench.
- noun The number of members of any constituted body of persons whose presence at or participation in a meeting is required to render its proceedings valid, or to enable it to transact business legally.
- noun Requisite materials.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
minimum number ofmembers required for a group to officially conductbusiness and to castvotes , often but not necessarily amajority orsupermajority . - noun A
selected body of persons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace, from Latin quōrum, of whom (from the wording of a commission naming certain persons as members of a body), genitive pl. of quī, who; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Latin quōrum, genitive plural form of quī ("who, which"), used as standard wording in written commissions.
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Examples
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Two things: An ‘old-fashioned’ filibuster requires not only the filibuterer to speak, but at least 49 filibusterees to be in the chamber listening, else the speaker suggests the absence of a quorum, and can take a break while a quorum is assembled.
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They've been to what they call a quorum call for some time now, trying to figure it out.
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You did have what we call a quorum, more than half where they are voting.
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The term quorum shall not apply to such gatherings. "
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But, if no one objects, then the presence of a quorum is presumed, even though anyone with two eyes can see that not enough people are present.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Blatant Unconstitutionality Started Early 2010
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Furthermore, the fact that a quorum is required by the Constitution for business to be conducted implies that a sufficient number of specific members must give specific agreement to specific bills for them to go to the President.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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This means that the body has to stop what its doing and quickly check if a quorum is present, which for the Senate is a simple majority.
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Since a quorum is 50 Senators or more, that means Senators who want to prevent a vote have to maintain 17 Senators close enough to get to the floor to vote 24/7.
Matthew Yglesias » Harkin Reintroduces Filibuster Reform 2010
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Mr. President, I yield the floor and I make a point of order that a quorum is not present.
Wonk Room » Sen. Byron Dorgan: The ‘Trade’ In Cap-And-Trade ‘Makes No Sense To Me’ 2009
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She apparently didn't know what a quorum is either.
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