quorum

It’s not unusual for a public meeting to be canceled for lack of a quorum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The meeting has to take place before 31 December as per reports, after the previous one was adjourned for lack of quorum, but no new date has yet been announced.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Many commissions cannot conduct business without a quorum of a simple majority of commissioners.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

Inside the human mouth, roughly 700 different bacterial species constantly exchange information through a process called quorum sensing.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025

Without a proper quorum of members, the king could then decide law as he pleased.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Both boards lost their quorums and could no longer act.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Western Wall’s plaza has been subdivided into smaller prayer areas to discourage large groups, and synagogues held services with smaller quorums and told the high-risk to stay home.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2020

Experts agree that while other independent agencies have gone without board quorums, none has faced the impending scenario of the merit board.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2019

Such occasions featuring legislative quorums outside the Capitol are rare but not unprecedented.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2014

All priesthood quorums have monthly Quorum Dues collected from their members.

From Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft by Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins