gavel
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1. gavel - Noun
2. gavel - Verb
Meaning
A gable.
A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle.
The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.
Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel.
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After receiving a plaque, Neely handed the gavel to incoming President Adam Hixon.
In the exuberant heyday of music hall, a "chairman" would often act as impresario, enthroned with gavel in hand, as acts did their best to entertain him and the rowdy crowd.
After this morning’s breakfast meeting of the Georgia delegation, several state lawmakers – including Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson of Decatur — recognized that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had failed to handle his gavel properly.
AMHERST — Now that the town has held its last annual Town Meeting, what will happen to the historic gavel that town moderators have used to signal the opening and closing of these government sessions for more than 250 years?
Log carvings go under the gavel at 5 p.m. at North City Park, and raffle winners will be determined.
National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun bangs the gavel to cancel a legislative vote on President Moon Jae-in’s constitutional revision bill, Thursday, after opposition lawmakers refused to participate in the voting.