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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɔːrəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɔrəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwôr′əm, kwōr′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
quo•rum /ˈkwɔrəm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the number of members of a group, usually a majority, that must be present in order to have a meeting, transact business, or carry out an activity according to the group's rules.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quo•rum  (kwôr′əm, kwōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the number of members of a group or organization required to be present to transact business legally, usually a majority.
  2. a particularly chosen group.
  • Latin quōrum of whom; from a use of the word in commissions written in Latin specifying a quorum
  • 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quorum /ˈkwɔːrəm/ n
  1. a minimum number of members in an assembly, society, board of directors, etc, required to be present before any valid business can be transacted
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin, literally: of whom, occurring in Latin commissions in the formula quorum vos … duos (etc) volumus of whom we wish that you be … two
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