fail to convene; lack quorum
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fail to convene due to insufficient attendance
formal主要用在正式、官方或组织的会议场景中，强调因未达到法定人数这一程序性原因而无法召开。
Yóu由
yú于
duō多
míng名
dài代
biǎo表
quē缺
xí席
，
běn本
cì次
dà大
huì会
bù不
dé得
bù不
liú流
huì会
。
Due to the absence of several delegates, the assembly had to be canceled for lack of a quorum.
Rú如
guǒ果
qiān签
dào到
rén人
shù数
bù不
dào到
yī一
bàn半
，
huì会
yì议
jiù就
huì会
liú流
huì会
。
If fewer than half of the members sign in, the meeting will fail to convene.
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Tā他
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
nǔ努
lì力
bì避
miǎn免
liú流
huì会
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
chà差
yī一
gè个
rén人
。
They tried their best to avoid a failure to convene, but in the end, they were still one person short.
Zhè这
shì是
gāi该
wěi委
yuán员
huì会
jīn今
nián年
dì第
èr二
cì次
liú流
huì会
。
This is the second time this year that the committee has failed to meet due to lack of a quorum.