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• Quorum — For other uses, see Quorum (disambiguation). A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to… …   Wikipedia

• quorum — / kwɔ:rəm/ noun a minimum number of people who have to be present at a meeting to make it valid ♦ to have a quorum to have enough people present for a meeting to go ahead ● Do we have a quorum? COMMENT: If there is a quorum at a meeting, the… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• quorum — noun /ˈkwɔː.rəm,ˈkwɔːr.əm/ a) The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority. We can discuss the issue tonight, but cannot vote until we… …   Wiktionary

• Quorum sensing — is a type of decision making process used by decentralized groups to coordinate behavior. Many species of bacteria use quorum sensing to coordinate their gene expression according to the local density of their population. Similarly, some social… …   Wikipedia

• quorum — (n.) early 15c., in reference to certain eminent justices of the peace, from L. quorum of whom, genitive plural of qui (see WHO (Cf. who)). The traditional wording of the commission appointing justices of the peace translates as, We have also… …   Etymology dictionary

• Quorum (Latter Day Saints) — In the Latter Day Saint movement, a quorum is a group of people ordained or endowed with priesthood authority, and organized to act together as a body. The idea of a quorum was established by Joseph Smith, Jr. early in the history of the movement …   Wikipedia

• Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) — In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS Church), the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve Apostles, or simply the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies in the church… …   Wikipedia

• Quorum of the Twelve — For the fictional political group in Battlestar Galactica, see Quorum of Twelve. In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Quorum of the Twelve (also known as the Council of the Twelve, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Council of the Twelve… …   Wikipedia

• Quorum of Twelve — The Quorum of Twelve is a fictional governing body of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol on the two Battlestar Galactica television series. In both series, it was composed of one representative from each colony. Series creator Glen A. Larson is a… …   Wikipedia

• quorum — n. 1) to constitute, make (up) a quorum 2) to have; lack a quorum * * * [ kwɔːrəm] lack a quorum make (up) a quorum to constitute to have …   Combinatory dictionary

• Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) — What follows is a list of events in chronological order that affected the membership of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Contents 1 1830s 2 1840s 3 1850s 4 1860s …   Wikipedia