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n. the number of people required to be present before a meeting c...
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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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A quorum is the minimum number of MPs or members of the House of Lords needed for a division (vote) to be valid or for a parliamentary committee to function. Quorums for different types of business ar [..]
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  the minimum number of members, specified by Article 45 of the Constitution of Nauru, who should be in the chamber before it transacts business ( the number of members present, other than the person [..]
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The minimum number of people who must attend a meeting in order for valid business to be conducted. The term is from the 15th/16th century and the earliest use of English, specifically f [..]
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The number of senators that must be present for the Senate to do business. The Constitution requires a majority of senators (51) for a quorum. Often, fewer senators are actually present on the floor, [..]
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The minimum number of members whose presence is necessary for the transaction of business. In the Senate and House, it is a majority of the membership. A quorum is 100 in the Committee of the Whole Ho [..]
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early 15c., in reference to certain eminent justices of the peace, from Latin quorum "of whom," genitive plural (masc. and neuter; fem. quarum) of qui "who" (see who). The traditio [..]
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    The number of members which must be present in a session or a committee meeting (a majority of those elected and serving or a majority of the members on the committee) in order to conduct most business.
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The smallest number of group members that must be present to constitute a valid meeting.
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the minimum number of members, specified by law, who should be in the chamber before it transacts business (one quarter of all Senators; one fifth of all Members of the House of Representatives)
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The number of people required to be present at a meeting before a vote can be taken. A quorum is usually a majority of directors, shareholders, or members, but a different quorum may be set in the byl [..]
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Definition Minimum number of people who must be present (physically or by proxy) in order for a decision to be binding.
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An ecclesiastical unit of the priesthood of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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The minimum number of Members requ ired to be present at the time any decisions are taken for that decision to be effective and binding.... Quorum will be constituted by one third of the Members or three Members of that University Body ...hichever is greater ...nless otherwise specified.
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The number of Representatives or Senators that must be present before business can begin. In the House 218 members must be present for a quorum. In the Senate 51 members must be present however, Senat [..]
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The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted at a formal meeting governed by the rules of parliamentary procedure. When a quorum is not present, a meeting may proceed [..]
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When a legislative body is assembled, the minimum number of members required to transact business.
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A majority of members of the group concerned. This means a majority of those elected to either house; in a committee, this means a majority of members assigned to the specific committee.
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[Middle English, a select number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the .. [..]
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The minimum number of legislators needed to begin conducting official business in committee or on the Floor. A quorum is one more than half of the entire body.
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Proportion of share capital
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Resolutions may only be approved by a general meeting of shareholders if the meeting is quorate, in other words if a certain proportion of the share capital is present or represented at the meeting. For an ordinary general meeting, a quorum of 20% is required on first call; no quorum is required on second call. For an extraordinary general meeting, [..]
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A quorum is a minimum number of persons belonging to a legislative assembly, a corporation, society, or other body required in order to conduct business. For instance, a corporate bylaw may require a [..]
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The proportion of the capital that must be present or represented at a General Meeting in order for it to validly transact business. For an Ordinary General Meeting, a quorum of 25% is required on first notice. For an Extraordinary General Meeting, the required quorum is one third on first notice and one quarter on second.
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The number of Members, including the Speaker, necessary to constitute a meeting of the House for the exercise of its powers. In the House, 22 Members including the Speaker, if he is an elected member, [..]
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(n) a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
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Of whom
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The minimum attendance required to conduct business at a meeting. Usually, a quorum is achieved if a majority of directors are present, for directors meetings, or outstanding shares are represented, f [..]
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The number of Members required to be present in order for Congress to conduct official business. The Constitution defines a quorum as a majority of each chamber, which is 218 in the House and 51 in the Senate with no vacancies. House Rules also state that 100 Members constitutes a quorum in the Committee of the Whole.
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Number of members who must be present to conduct cooperative business legally.
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The minimum number of delegates needed to be present for a committee to meet. In the General Assembly, a quorum consists of one third of the members to begin debate, and a majority of members to pass [..]
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Number of members who must be present for an electric cooperative to legally conduct business. Usually established in a cooperative’s bylaws.
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Minimum number of members required to be present for action to be taken in a legislative body or governing body.
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The number of governors who must be present to validate the proceedings of a governors’ meeting.
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The number of governors who must be present to validate the proceedings of a governors’ meeting.
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The number of members required to be present before business can be transacted in the House, Senate, or a committee. In the House, 40 members must be present; in the Senate, 20 members; and in committ [..]
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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 quoru [..]
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The codified minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast binding votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
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A quorum is constituted by a minimum number of co-owners representing a majority of votes at the meeting, as indicated in the notice. A quorum is expressed in terms of votes and not in terms of number [..]
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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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For a failover cluster, the number of elements that must be online for a given cluster to continue running. The elements relevant in this context are cluster nodes. This term can also refer to the quorum-capable resource selected to maintain the configuration data necessary to recover the cluster. This data contains details of all of the changes th [..]
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