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• quorum — quo·rum / kwōr əm/ n [Middle English, a select number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission… …   Law dictionary

• Quorum (disambiguation) — Quorum may refer to: *Quorum: in law, the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group *Quorum sensing: the ability of bacteria to communicate and coordinate behavior via signaling molecules… …   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 — 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 — [15] Quorum began life as the genitive plural of the Latin pronoun quī ‘who’. This appeared in former times in the Latin text of commissions issued to persons who because of some special expertise were required to act as justices of the peace in… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• quorum — [15] Quorum began life as the genitive plural of the Latin pronoun quī ‘who’. This appeared in former times in the Latin text of commissions issued to persons who because of some special expertise were required to act as justices of the peace in… …   Word origins

• quorum —   n. minimum number of members whose presence is necessary at a meeting; select body of persons.    ♦ quorate, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• quorum — The number of members of a body required to be present in order for the body to transact business. As applied to courts, the requirement that a certain number of judges must be present in order to render a valid decision, such requirement being… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Disappearing quorum — The disappearing quorum was a practice used by the minority party to prevent voting in the United States House of Representatives. By refusing to vote and be recorded as absent while in fact physically present, a quorum was not achieved and the… …   Wikipedia

• Referendums in Italy — The Constitution of Italy, provides for only two kinds of legally binding referenda: *a legislative referendum, which can only be called in order to decide on whether to abrogate (ie abolish ) totally or partially an existing law; *a… …   Wikipedia

• turkey — /terr kee/, n., pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish brown, and yellowish brown plumage of a metallic luster… …   Universalium