What term describes the minimum number of members required to legally conduct business?

• A. Majority
• B. Quorum
• C. Consensus
• D. Plurality

Answer: (B)

Quorum is the minimum number of members who must be present to legally conduct business. This requirement ensures that decisions reflect enough participation and aren’t made by a tiny, unrepresentative group. If a meeting doesn’t meet the quorum, actions taken are usually invalid and the meeting may be adjourned. The exact threshold is set in bylaws or governing documents, and it’s often a majority of all members or another fixed number. Other terms describe different ideas: a majority is more than half of those voting once a quorum is present, consensus means broad agreement rather than a numeric threshold, and plurality is the largest number of votes but not necessarily a majority. In short, the minimum attendance needed to legally move forward is quorum.