what is a quorum 
a quorum refers to the minimum acceptable level of individuals with a vested interest in a company needed to make the proceedings of a meeting valid under the corporate charter this clause or general agreement ensures there is sufficient representation present at meetings before any changes can be made by the board a quorum normally consists of a group that is considered as large as possible to be depended on to attend all corporate meetings which is a qualitative assessment the plural of a quorum is quora 