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quorum
noun as in majority
Strong matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
Politically, Hezbollah has enough seats with its allies to thwart quorum in parliament even as many of its MPs have maintained a lower profile for fear of drawing Israeli fire.
After a quorum was finally established, Congress counted and certified the electoral vote on April 6, 1789.
Crockett’s acumen as a party messenger showed early signs as a state representative, when she was an architect of a 2021 state House Democratic quorum break to stall the passage of Republican-led voting legislation.
The lawsuit alleged that even though a quorum of board members didn’t attend any of the meetings, enough of them participated to influence changes to the plan in violation of the state open meetings law.
It also gives the justices the independence to address unique circumstances, such as the minimum quorum required to hear a case or what happens if a justice shows signs of cognitive decline.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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