quorum
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A quorum is the minimum number of members who must be present for the commission to engage in rulemaking, issue final decisions in adjudications, initiate enforcement actions, and otherwise conduct business.
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
The president has appointed a quorum of new board members, who are poised to deliver reform and results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The unprecedented firing of that member, Gwynne Wilcox, left the board without the three-member quorum it needs to rule on cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
Without a proper quorum of members, the king could then decide law as he pleased.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Both boards lost their quorums and could no longer act.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
They convened in caucus meetings and hallway quorums that became commiseration sessions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2016
Such occasions featuring legislative quorums outside the Capitol are rare but not unprecedented.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2014
Laws against crime, it is true, she has enacted for them in liberal quantity; appointed her quorums of magistrates; and not been sparing of punishments.
From An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by Foster, John
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The Constitution of the United States
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