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Pronunciation / Transliteration: quorum
"Le conseil d'administration a atteint le quorum pour voter."
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The minimum number of members of a assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
"The meeting was cancelled because a quorum was not present."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin, literally 'of whom', the first word of a clause in commissions issued to justices of the peace specifying that a certain number must be present for the commission to be valid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "quorum" is said worldwide
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quorum
Transliteration: quorum
"Le conseil d'administration a atteint le quorum pour voter."
Beschlussfähigkeit
Transliteration: Beschlussfaehigkeit
"Wegen fehlender Beschlussfähigkeit wurde die Sitzung verschoben."
quorum
Transliteration: quorum
"Il referendum non ha raggiunto il quorum necessario."
quórum
Transliteration: quórum
"Se necesita quórum para aprobar la nueva ley."
quórum
Transliteration: quórum
"A reunião não teve quórum suficiente para iniciar."
कोरम
Transliteration: koram
"बैठक शुरू करने के लिए कोरम पूरा होना जरूरी है।"
法定人数
Transliteration: fǎdìng rénshù
"由于出席人数未达到法定人数，会议被取消了。"
정족수
Transliteration: jeongjoksu
"의결을 위한 정족수가 부족합니다."
定足数
Transliteration: teisokusū
"定足数に満たないため、会議は延期された。"
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