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Quorum meaning
A select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively. | The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority. | Distinguished or essential members of any body; a select company.
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Example sentences (20)
Rarely do members ask for quorum calls to demonstrate the absence of a quorum; more often, they use the quorum call as a delaying tactic.
The budget item, approved during the Quorum Court’s Tuesday (June 20) meeting, will pay for attorney Gentry Wahlmeier and others to defend the county, county judge, Quorum Court members and county library board members against the two lawsuits.
This feature allows ward members to easily find contact information for their quorum or class leaders, as well as allows teachers to view class and quorum member lists.
The new Quorum members will join a quorum undergoing a substantial turnover following a string of deaths as previous leaders succumbed to the effects of aging.
A quorum is assumed to be present unless a quorum call, requested by a member, proves otherwise.
However, the rules of each house assume that a quorum is present unless a quorum call demonstrates the contrary.
Six days later, with Smith seated, Reed won a vote on his new "Reed Rules," eliminating the disappearing quorum and lowering the quorum to 100 members.
At least five communities needed to be represented at the meeting to achieve a quorum.
But as Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained following four days of recent visits with ambassadors and senators in the nation’s capital, the meetings are more than just pomp and circumstance.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles invited missionaries to give the Book of Mormon a special place in their service because it has a unique capacity to convert, he said in a devotional at the Provo MTC.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who is recuperating from health issues, watched the conference from home.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will watch the conference from home.
Filled the quorum vacancy created by the Dec. 1, 2008, death of Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin.
He said he presented the architectural drawings to the Sebastian County Quorum Court during a recent regular meeting.
However, a quorum of councillors in the Ijebu East Local Government Area subsequently suspended Adedayo for three months on allegations of maladministration and financial mismanagement.
If the quorum is not constituted in any general meeting called pursuant to paragraph four, the shareholders requesting the meeting shall compensate the Company for the expenses incurred in the arrangements for holding that meeting.
In 2008, he and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles participated in a papal prayer service during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to New York City.
Maybe the EVE Online corporate universe should investigate the concept of a "quorum".
Members who are not present would be able to vote by electronic transmission, no later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting, or by proxy and be considered present for a quorum proposed through their proxy.
October 22, 2023, by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.