单词	quorum
释义	quorumquo‧rum /ˈkwɔːrəm/ noun [singular] Word Origin WORD ORIGINquorum Origin: 1400-1500 Latin ‘of whom’; from the words of an official request to someone to serve on a committee Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Do we have a quorum? EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. Other members count votes before items reach a public meeting or talk as a quorum of a council subcommittee. Stuart put forward this compromise suggestion with full confidence, and was surprised by its rejection by the rest of the 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. word sets WORD SETS► Organizations academician, nounacademy, nounAMA, Asian Development Bank, nounAssociates, nounAssociation for Payment Clearing Services, nounAudit Bureau of Circulation, nounbadge, nounBaltic Exchange, nounBBA, nounblackball, verbBlue Shield, nounbook club, nounBoy Scout, nounbranch, nounbureau, nounCBOT, chairperson, nounchamber of commerce, nounchamber of trade, nounCISCO, nounCompanies House, nounco-operative society, coopt, verbcorp., corporate, adjectivecouncil, nouncub, nounCub Scout, noundepartment, noundiscount brokerage, dropout, nounEasdaq, nounechelon, nounemergency services, nounEuro.NM, nounexecutive, nounex-officio, adjectivefabricator, nounfederation, nounFinancial Accounting Standards Board, nounfire brigade, nounfire department, nounformation, nounfoundation, nounfrat, nounfraternity, nounFreemason, nounFreemasonry, nounfriendly society, nounfund, nounfunder, noungeneral headquarters, nounGinnie Mae, nounGirl Scout, nounguild, nounhealth care, nounhealth service, nounhierarchy, nounhousing association, nounICAO, IMF, the, induct, verbinduction, nouninfighting, nouninitiate, verbinitiate, nouninitiation, nouninside, adverbinsider, nouninstitute, nounInstitute of London Underwriters, nounInternational Securities Exchange, nounkibbutz, nounKKK, Ku Klux Klan, the, land office, nounLondon Clearing House, nounmarriage bureau, nounMasonic, adjectiveMMC, MNC, MNE, newsletter, nounNSPCC, order, nounpaternalism, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepenetrate, verbpowerhouse, nounpresident, nounpressure group, nounpublic enterprise, quorum, nounrating agency, realign, verbrecognize, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounregistry, nounreshuffle, nounresidents' association, nounreunion, nounRotary Club, the, Savings and Loan Association, nounsecede, verbsecretary, nounsecurities house, service club, nounShip, nounSoc., society, nounSRO, subscriber, nounsubscription, nountask force, nounthink tank, nountreasurer, nountrustee, nounUNICEF, unorganized, adjectivevertical, adjective the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting so that official decisions can be made:  We need a quorum of seven.
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