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GOVERNANCE GLOSSARY

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Quorum

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Quorum

The quorum is a decision making mechanism that any formal group or board can use to help ensure decisions made at their meetings are fair and democratic manner. It helps to maintain democratic process and means that a small number of members cannot make rouge decisions that are not in the best interests of the organisations. Without the quorum mechanism, some boards would not be able to effectively make decisions.

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