quorate

Definition

Having the minimum number of members required by the rules to be present for a meeting to be legally competent to transact business.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'quorum,' meaning 'of whom,' which was the first word of the commission clause in medieval English legal writs. It eventually became the standard term for the required number of people needed to conduct official business.

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