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the minimum bodies in a room before a decision counts as real instead of rogue.
means The smallest number of members who must be present at a meeting for its decisions and votes to be officially valid.
from Straight from Latin, where quorum literally means "of whom" — the genitive plural of qui, "who." It survives from old English legal commissions written in Latin that named certain people whose presence was required, phrased something like "of whom we wish you to be one" (quorum vos... unum esse volumus). The crucial word in that formula was quorum, and over time it stopped meaning "of whom" and started meaning the required group itself.
- latin origin
- means 'of whom,' from old English commission wording
- break it
- leave the room and business legally grinds to halt
- texas tactic
- lawmakers flee state to deny voting quorum
- usual size
- often just a simple majority of members
- sensing motion
- any member can challenge if enough bodies vanished
us senate — requires 51 of 100 senators present to conduct business
us house of representatives — requires 218 of 435 representatives present to conduct business
uk house of commons — requires 40 of 650 members present to conduct business