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quorum

[kwawr-uhm, kwohr-] / ˈkwɔr əm, ˈkwoʊr- /
NOUN
majority
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The president has appointed a quorum of new board members, who are poised to deliver reform and results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

In a follow-up experiment, they tested their quorum sensing design by programming bacteria to produce a green fluorescent protein, allowing them to confirm that the system activated at the intended moment.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Mongolia's President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh moved on Monday to block his dismissal, arguing that parliament did not have a quorum when it began its session to vote on Zandanshatar's removal.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

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

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

The remainder just sat there, reminding everyone how far short we had fallen of the 10 percent of the membership— about seventy people—required for a quorum.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover



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