{"word":"quorum","date":"2026-09-15","partOfSpeech":"noun","pronunciation":"KWOR-um","definition":"a minimum number of people needed to have an official meeting","example":null,"etymology":"The word quorum comes from Latin, specifically from the phrase \"quorum\" which is the genitive plural of \"qui,\" meaning \"who,\" and was used in 17th-century English in the sense of \"of whom\" in reference to a specified number of people required to be present at a meeting. The term entered English around 1660.","source":"merriam-webster","sourceUrl":"https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/quorum-2026-09-15","fetchedAt":"2026-09-15T20:57:07.214Z","cached":false}