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How to pronounce quorum

IPA transcription: [k'wɔɹəm]

Pronunciation variants: [k'wɔɹəm][k'wɚəm]

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Noun

  • a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

Usage examples

  • High priests are organized into quorums.
  • Meeting together, these three quorums are known as the World Church Leadership Council.
  • Each quorum president holds priesthood keys.
  • His father also served in the Quorum of the Twelve.
  • A secretary to the presidency may also be called from the quorum membership.
  • Some of the best-known examples of quorum sensing come from studies of bacteria.
  • As such, all members of the Quorum report directly to him.
  • The quorum for Privy Council meetings is four.
  • He replaced John E. Page in the Quorum of the Twelve.
  • This quorum is equal in authority and power to the three presidents previously mentioned.