At a directors' meeting, unless a quorum is participating, no proposal is to be voted on, except a proposal to call another meeting.
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Quorum
/ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/
Synonyms for "quorum" (58 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
Noun(1 words)
attendance threshold
Strong matches (17)
Related words (29)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, attendance threshold.
- Sentence evidence is available for quorum, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "quorum".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "quorum"
Keep "quorum" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "quorum" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "quorum", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "quorum" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
4 entriesabsolute quorumconsensus quorummajority quorumsimple quorum
Collocations
6 entriesquorum callquorum failurequorum requirementquorum sizequorum thresholdweighted quorum
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- نِصَاب noun (minimum number present for official business)
Armenian
1 entries- քվորում noun (minimum number present for official business)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- yetərsay noun (minimum number present for official business)
Bulgarian
1 entries- кворум noun (minimum number present for official business)
Catalan
1 entries- quòrum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 法定人數 /法定人数 noun (minimum number present for official business)
Dutch
1 entries- quorum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Esperanto
1 entries- kvorumo noun (minimum number present for official business)
French
1 entries- quorum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Georgian
1 entries- კვორუმი noun (minimum number present for official business)
German
1 entries- Quorum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Greek
1 entries- απαρτία noun (minimum number present for official business)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִנְיָן noun (minimum number present for official business)
Indonesian
1 entries- kuorum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Irish
1 entries- córam noun (minimum number present for official business)
Japanese
2 entries- 定数 noun (minimum number present for official business)
- 定足数 noun (minimum number present for official business)
Malay
2 entries- cukupbilang noun (minimum number present for official business)
- korum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Persian
1 entries- حد نصاب noun (minimum number present for official business)
Polish
2 entries- kworum noun (minimum number present for official business)
- quorum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Portuguese
1 entries- quórum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Romanian
1 entries- cvorum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Russian
1 entries- кво́рум noun (minimum number present for official business)
Spanish
2 entries- cuórum noun (minimum number present for official business)
- quórum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Swedish
2 entries- beslutsmässighet noun (minimum number present for official business)
- kvorum noun (minimum number present for official business)
Tagalog
1 entries- kasapatan noun (minimum number present for official business)
Thai
2 entries- องค์คณะ noun (minimum number present for official business)
- องค์ประชุม noun (minimum number present for official business)
Turkish
2 entries- nisap noun (minimum number present for official business)
- yeter sayı noun (minimum number present for official business)
Urdu
1 entries- حد نصاب noun (minimum number present for official business)
Welsh
1 entries- cworwm noun (minimum number present for official business)
Yiddish
1 entries- קוואָרום noun (minimum number present for official business)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
We can't begin the meeting until we have a quorum.
Source: tatoeba (660078)
The meeting had to be rescheduled because a quorum was not reached.
Source: tatoeba (3263581)
We seem to have lost our quorum.
Source: tatoeba (5726712)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "quorum"?
Closest matches include assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, attendance threshold.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "quorum"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.