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quorum

kˈwɔrəm
WordNet
Top right the title cartouche, bottom right two bowl sticks: Miliaria Germanica quorum 15 uni grad. respodent / Duytsche milen 15 in one grade; Horae itineris / Ure gaens. Orientation: North right.
Top right the title cartouche, bottom right two bowl sticks: Miliaria Germanica quorum 15 uni grad. respodent / Duytsche milen 15 in one grade; Horae itineris / Ure gaens. Orientation: North right.
  1. (n) quorum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
Illustrations
Top left two bowl sticks: Milliare Germanicum commune quorum 15 uni gradui respondent / A common Duytsche myle of 15 in a graedt, Milliare Belgicum sive hora itineris petricarum regalium 1400 / Een Nederlandtsche myle ofte uyre gaens of 1400 conings rods. Bottom left cartouche with title and administrative information about the grietenij. Next to that a female figure with a torch (plant) in one hand and the cornucopia in her other hand. Top right the coat of arms of Leeuwarderadeel, bottom right legend.
Top left two bowl sticks: Milliare Germanicum commune quorum 15 uni gradui respondent / A common Duytsche myle of 15 in a graedt, Milliare Belgicum sive hora itineris petricarum regalium 1400 / Een Nederlandtsche myle ofte uyre gaens of 1400 conings rods. Bottom left cartouche with title and administrative information about the grietenij. Next to that a female figure with a torch (plant) in one hand and the cornucopia in her other hand. Top right the coat of arms of Leeuwarderadeel, bottom right legend.
Bottom left cartouche with three bowl sticks: Duo milliaria communia quorum 15 uni gradui latitudinis respondent, Hore itineris, Virgae Rhenolandicae. To the left a man, to the right a fisherman. Top right cartouche with title and the coat of arms of Overijssel. Bottom right legend. Graduation along the edges.
Bottom left cartouche with three bowl sticks: Duo milliaria communia quorum 15 uni gradui latitudinis respondent, Hore itineris, Virgae Rhenolandicae. To the left a man, to the right a fisherman. Top right cartouche with title and the coat of arms of Overijssel. Bottom right legend. Graduation along the edges.
At the bottom right, two shell sticks: Sesqui milliare Germanicum quorum 15 in uno gradu / 1.5 Duytsche myl of 15 in a grade; Milliaria Gallica quae et horae itineres 20 in uno gradu / French mylen or 20 hours of a degree. Above it three figures, a cow, goods and objects referring to agriculture. Below the scale sticks an inset map of the Wadden area with a scale stick: Gemeene Duytsche mylen. The map has a graduation along the edges and a coordinate grid.
At the bottom right, two shell sticks: Sesqui milliare Germanicum quorum 15 in uno gradu / 1.5 Duytsche myl of 15 in a grade; Milliaria Gallica quae et horae itineres 20 in uno gradu / French mylen or 20 hours of a degree. Above it three figures, a cow, goods and objects referring to agriculture. Below the scale sticks an inset map of the Wadden area with a scale stick: Gemeene Duytsche mylen. The map has a graduation along the edges and a coordinate grid.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) quorum
    In England, those justices of the peace whose presence is necessary to constitute a bench. Among the justices of the peace it was formerly customary to name some eminent for knowledge and prudence to be of the quorum; but the distinction is now practically obsolete, and all justices are generally “of the quorum.”
  2. (n) quorum
    The number of members of any constituted body of persons whose presence at or participation in a meeting is required to render its proceedings valid, or to enable it to transact business legally. If no special rule exists, a majority of the members is a quorum; but in a body of considerable size the quorum may by rule be much less than a majority, or in a smaller one much more. Forty members constitute a quorum or “house” in the British House of Commons.
  3. (n) quorum
    Requisite materials.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Quorum
    kwō′rum a number of the members of any body sufficient to transact business.
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary L., of whom, gen. pl. of qui, who, akin to E. who,. See the Note below

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary The first word of a commission formerly issued to certain justices, of whom (L. quorum) a certain number had always to be present when the commission met.

Usage in the news

Senate Dems claim quorum . blog.timesunion.com

Senate Democrats claim there they have quorum because Sen Frank Padavan, R-Queens, walked in and out of the chamber and was marked present. blog.timesunion.com

No quorum at S-E board meeting. evesun.com

BOSTON Quorum Federal Credit Union has hired VogtGoldstein for advertising services, according to the independent shop. adweek.com

Swansea rec board can't muster quorum , cancels meeting. heraldnews.com

Bylaws for MPO to target quorum . newsargus.com

An ongoing problem achieving the quorum required to conduct business Thursday prompted members of the Goldsboro Municipal Planning Organization to look for a solution by adopting bylaws. newsargus.com

Lack of quorum to cost taxpayers. elliscountypress.com

Detection and characterization of quorum sensing molecules. ift.org

Management firm employed Bartlett execs until Jan. Hospital board terminates Quorum contract. juneauempire.com

John White's 'walking quorum . theind.com

A meeting of Lansford council to discuss the upcoming budget on Monday drew a quorum at least for awhile, and not long enough for officials to get a grasp on whether a tax increase will be needed. tnonline.com

LANCASTER — The five members of the Nash Stream Forest Citizens Advisory Committee who showed up at its Nov 13 meeting did not make up a quorum . granitestatenews.com

The folks at Freakonomics have asked me to contribute to a " Quorum " on Amtrak and whether it can ever be profitable. forbes.com

Symantec Announces Norton 2010, ' Quorum ' Tech. pcmag.com

Usage in scientific papers

For the concept of quorum, see G. M. D’Ariano, L.
Characterising a universal cloning machine by maximum-likelihood estimation

Probabilistic quorum systems in wireless ad hoc networks.
Simple Random Walks on Radio Networks (Simple Random Walks on Hyper-Graphs)

Quorum and connected dominating sets based location service in wireless ad hoc, sensor and actuator networks.
Random-walk domination in large graphs: problem definitions and fast solutions

D’Ariano, G.M., Maccone, L., Paris, M.G.A., Quorum of observables for universal quantum estimation, J.
An invitation to quantum tomography

There are many closely related aspects of “life at low Reynolds number” that we do not address, such as nutrient uptake or quorum sensing; instead we focus on flow physics.
The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms

Usage in literature

Then I'll be the Rex Sacrorum, Thou the Queen of Peace and Quorum. "The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2" by Robert Herrick

The First Congress had no quorum in either branch on March 4th, and did not complete its organization till April 6th. "History of the United States, Volume 2 (of 6)" by E. Benjamin Andrews

More delay; then "the gentleman from Somewhere-else" informs the Speaker that there is not a quorum. "The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)" by Harry Furniss

Do we have a quorum? "Pagan Passions" by Gordon Randall Garrett

The cause for which the counting of quorums was invoked made it doubly odious to Democratic members. "History of the United States, Volume 5" by E. Benjamin Andrews

It took 47 to make a quorum, and without these malcontents the assembly numbered but 45. "The Critical Period of American History" by John Fiske

The Enlightenment Board consists of seventy-four members, of whom sixty-seven are necessary to form a quorum. "If, Yes and Perhaps" by Edward Everett Hale

A majority constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. "The Railroad Question" by William Larrabee

In Commons at hour for commencing public business barely a quorum present. "Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887" by Various

Some half-hour later the quorum dissolved itself and trickled out of the oppressive precincts of Mrs. John Day's highly polished parlor. "The Law-Breakers" by Ridgwell Cullum