quorum

noun/ˈkwɔrəm/

Frequency rank: #12,179 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The minimum number of members required to be present for a group to conduct official business.

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Example sentence

The meeting could not begin because not enough members had arrived to form the required quorum.

Synonyms & related words

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