QUORUM


Meaning of QUORUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwȯr-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace

Date: 1602

1. : a select group

2. : the number (as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business

3. : a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.