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quorum

[kwawr-uhm, kwohr-] / ˈkwɔr əm, ˈkwoʊr- /
NOUN
majority
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Inside the human mouth, roughly 700 different bacterial species constantly exchange information through a process called quorum sensing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

Parliament did not have a quorum when it began its session to vote on Zandanshatar's removal, the president's office said.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

An August referendum on restarting the reactor, held just three months after it closed, failed to attract a quorum, though the yes votes outweighed the noes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

“Tools, whether legal or political, for eliminating quorum breaks may exist,” they wrote.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 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



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