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Quorum vs Tribe - What's the difference?

quorum | tribe |

As nouns the difference between quorum and tribe

is that quorum is quorum while tribe is a socially, ethnically, and politically cohesive group of people.

As a verb tribe is

to distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.

quorum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
    • We can discuss the issue tonight, but cannot vote until we have a quorum .
  • A selected body of persons.

    • Derived terms

    * disappearing quorum * inquorate * quorate * quorum-busting

    tribe

    English

    (wikipedia tribe)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A socially, ethnically, and politically cohesive group of people.
  • (anthropology) A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.
  • The collective noun for various animals.
  • (taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus.
  • (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.
    • the Duchess tribe of shorthorns

    Derived terms

    * tribal * tribelet

    See also

    * ethnic *

    Verb

    (trib)
  • To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
  • * Archbishop Nicolson
    • Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed .

    Anagrams

    * English collective nouns