quorum

The board of the Los Angeles Continuum of Care scheduled a vote on it Wednesday but did not have a quorum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Many commissions cannot conduct business without a quorum of a simple majority of commissioners.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

Roughly 700 bacterial species live there, and many exchange chemical messages through a process called quorum sensing.

From Science Daily ● May 8, 2026

Abbott later changed tact, removing references to the DOJ letter when he called lawmakers back for a second special session, after Democrats returned from their quorum break.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2025

As more join in, they seem to reach a critical mass, a quorum, and the thinking begins.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Both boards lost their quorums and could no longer act.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Western Wall’s plaza has been subdivided into smaller prayer areas to discourage large groups, and synagogues held services with smaller quorums and told the high-risk to stay home.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2020

Experts agree that while other independent agencies have gone without board quorums, none has faced the impending scenario of the merit board.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2019

Such occasions featuring legislative quorums outside the Capitol are rare but not unprecedented.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2014

The conversation was such which should be expected of Bishop's counselors, president of Elders' quorums, and class leaders in the Mutual, which these men were.

From Dorian by Nephi Anderson