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quorate

/ˈkwɔːreɪt/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Law adjective

Describing a meeting attended by enough members to constitute a valid quorum.

Once the fourth director arrived, the meeting became quorate and business could proceed.

Topic: Corporate law in Legal English

Business adjective

Describing a meeting attended by enough members to conduct valid business.

Once the sixth director dialled in, the chair declared the meeting quorate and proceedings began.

Topic: Corporate governance in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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