quorum 音标拼音: [kw'ɔrəm]
n . 法定人数;挑选出来的一群人,特选队员
法定人数;挑选出来的一群人,特选队员
quorum n 1 :
a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business Quorum \
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Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business ;
as ,
a quorum of the House of Representatives ;
a constitutional quorum was not present .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
The term arose from the Latin words ,
Quorum aliquem vestrum . . .
unum esse volumus (
of whom we wish some one of you to be one ),
which were used in the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace in England ,
by which commission it was directed that no business of certain kinds should be done without the presence of one or more of certain justices specially designated .
Justice of the peace and of the quorum designates a class of justices of the peace in some of the United States .
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1913 Webster ]
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
quorum ":
assemblee ,
assembly ,
assignation ,
at home ,
ball ,
brawl ,
caucus ,
colloquium ,
commission ,
committee ,
conclave ,
concourse ,
congregation ,
congress ,
conventicle ,
convention ,
convocation ,
council ,
dance ,
date ,
diet ,
eisteddfod ,
festivity ,
fete ,
forgathering ,
forum ,
gathering ,
get -
together ,
housewarming ,
levee ,
meet ,
meeting ,
panel ,
party ,
plenum ,
prom ,
rally ,
reception ,
rendezvous ,
seance ,
session ,
shindig ,
sit -
in ,
sitting ,
soiree ,
symposium ,
synod ,
turnout QUORUM .
Used substantively ,
quorum signifies the number of persons belonging to a legislative assembly ,
a corporation ,
society ,
or other body ,
required to transact business ;
there is a difference between an act done by a definite number of persons ,
and one performed by an indefinite number :
in the first case a majority is required to constitute a quorum ,
unless the law expressly directs that another number may make one ;
in the latter case any number who may be present may act ,
the majority of those present having ,
as in other cases ,
the right to act .
7 Cowen ,
402 ;
9 B . &
C .
648 ;
Ang .
on Corp .
28 .
1 .
2 .
Sometimes the law requires a greater number than a bare majority to form a quorum ,
in such case no quorum is present until such a number convene .
3 .
When an authority is confided to several persons for a private purpose ,
all must join in the act ,
unless otherwise authorized .
6 John .
R .
38 .
Vide Authority ,
Majority ;
Plurality .
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