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Definition of Quorums

Quorum
Quorum Quo"rum, n. [L., of whom, gen. pl. of qui who, akin to E. 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 quorum of the House of Representatives; a constitutional quorum was not present. Note: The term arose from the Latin words, Quorum aliquem vestrum . . . unum esse volumus (of whom we wish some one of you to be one), which were used in the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace in England, by which commission it was directed that no business of certain kinds should be done without the presence of one or more of certain justices specially designated. Justice of the peace and of the quorum designates a class of justices of the peace in some of the United States.

Meaning of Quorums from wikipedia

- This has led many jurisdictions and bodies to replace traditional quorums with quorums of votes in favor, i.e. a requirement that any proposal be supported...
- organized four incomplete quorums of seventy. By 1845, there were ten quorums of seventy. The seventies in the first quorum became the seven presidents...
- provide." "Quorum call" on the United States Senate website Fahrenthold, David A. (2011-06-09). "Senate legislation may slow, but quorums continue". The...
- The Quorums of the Seventy "are also called to preach the gospel, and to be especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world". These quorums are...
- appoint and direct the other quorums of seventy. In the LDS Church, the largest of the Latter Day Saint denominations, the quorums of the seventy are directed...
- In biology, quorum sensing or quorum signaling (QS) is the process of cell-to-cell communication that allows bacteria to detect and respond to cell po****tion...
- a read quorum (Vr) or a write quorum (Vw) to read or write a data item, respectively. If a given data item has a total of V votes, the quorums have to...
- the Twelve Apostles, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies (or quorums) of the church hierarchy organized by the movement's founder Joseph Smith...
- Look up quorum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business...
- The Quorum may refer to: The Quorum (magazine), a British homo****ual magazine of which a single issue appeared in 1920 The Quorum (coffee house), a New...