quorum
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Roughly 700 bacterial species live there, and many exchange chemical messages through a process called quorum sensing.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
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
The unprecedented firing of that member, Gwynne Wilcox, left the board without the three-member quorum it needs to rule on cases.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing quorum
The Constitution of the United States
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40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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