QUORUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("quorum" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quorum"):

minyan (the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age))

Holonyms ("quorum" is a member of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)