"gavel to order" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gavels to order [present, singular, third-person], gaveling to order [participle, present], gavelling to order [participle, present], gaveled to order [participle, past], gaveled to order [past], gavelled to order [participle, past], gavelled to order [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=gavelled to order|pres_ptc2=gavelling to order}} gavel to order (third-person singular simple present gavels to order, present participle gaveling to order or gavelling to order, simple past and past participle gaveled to order or gavelled to order)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Related terms: come to order Coordinate_terms: bring to order, call to order
    Sense id: en-gavel_to_order-en-verb-1uWnb7Yb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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