Quorum

//ˈkwɔː.ɹəm//

"Quorum" in a Sentence (12 examples)

At a directors' meeting, unless a quorum is participating, no proposal is to be voted on, except a proposal to call another meeting.

We can't begin the meeting until we have a quorum.

The meeting had to be rescheduled because a quorum was not reached.

We seem to have lost our quorum.

Do we have a quorum?

Is there a quorum?

We don't have a quorum.

How do you say "quorum" in Latin?

Ten men make a minyan or quorum for prayer in traditional Judaism.

We can discuss the issue tonight but cannot vote until we have a quorum.

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Texas House Democrats’ historic quorum break unexpectedly ended Thursday evening when at least three new Democrats returned to the floor, paving the way for state Republicans to pass restrictive voting legislation. The surprise turn of events quickly led to public accusations of betrayal among Democrats, as the House now has the required two-thirds of members necessary for a quorum.

They may not be using the same sort of hard-charging tactics we saw in the first Trump administration, when they would deny Republicans quorums for votes in committee or those kinds of things, but what we will see is they’re going to ask hard questions and make made-for-TV moments.

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