BharatNotes Quorum
nounUsage in a UPSC answer
In the absence of a quorum, the proceedings of a legislature stand vitiated, and frequent adjournments for want of the requisite numerical strength reflect a deeper malaise of legislative disengagement that erodes the deliberative quality of Indian democracy.
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Word Family
quorate (adj), inquorate (adj), quorums (n pl), quora (n pl, rare)
Root
Latin quōrum = of whom (genitive pl. of quī = who); from Anglo-Latin wording of medieval English justice commissions
Etymology
From Latin quōrum ("of whom"), genitive plural of quī ("who"); originally from the Anglo-Latin wording of commissions issued to justices of the peace in medieval England, where certain named persons were essential for the court to sit.
Memory Hook
Latin quorum = 'of whom' — picture a chairman counting heads and asking "of whom present, are there enough to begin?" No quorum, no quorum-business.
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