adjective
- not having enough members present to conduct official business; lacking a quorum
Usage: chiefly British; used in formal or parliamentary contexts
Examples
- The meeting was declared inquorate when only three of the required ten members showed up.
- Without a quorum, the committee remained inquorate and could not vote on the proposal.
- The board meeting had to be postponed because it was inquorate.
- An inquorate assembly cannot make binding decisions.
- The council was inquorate, so no official business could be conducted.