quorate

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adjective

Having a quorum; having the minimum number of people necessary to conduct business and to cast votes.

“With only five people making it to the meeting, we were barely quorate.”

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Meanings

adjectivequorate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a quorum; having the minimum number of people necessary to conduct business and to cast votes.

    With only five people making it to the meeting, we were barely quorate.

Origin

From quorum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

Czech usnášeníschopný
  • usnášeníschopnýhaving a quorum
Danish beslutningsdygtig
  • beslutningsdygtighaving a quorum
Finnish päätösvaltainen
  • päätösvaltainenhaving a quorum
German beschlussfähig
  • beschlussfähighaving a quorum
Hungarian határozatképes
  • határozatképeshaving a quorum

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

equatortaquero
Cite this entry
APA

quorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quorate

MLA

“quorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quorate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quorate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quorate.

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