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inquorate

/ɪnˈkwɔːreɪt/

C2CEFR level
93/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Law adjective

Describing a meeting lacking the minimum number of members required to transact business.

As the gathering was inquorate, no resolutions passed that day could be treated as valid.

Topic: Corporate law in Legal English

Business adjective

Describing a meeting lacking the minimum attendance needed for its decisions to be valid.

The vote was void because the committee was inquorate when the resolution was passed.

Topic: Corporate governance in Business English

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