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gavel-to-gavel

gavel-to-gavel adjective: from the start of an official proceeding to the finish.

Adjective

gavel-to-gavel (not comparable)

  1. From the start of an official proceeding to the finish.
    • After the experiment was widely deemed a success, the House voted 342-44 to make gavel-to-gavel broadcast permanent.2010, David Brian Robertson, Loss of Confidence: Politics and Policy in The 1970s, →ISBN, page 32

Origin of gavel-to-gavel

From the fact that, in a court of law, a gavel is often used when opening a case and after the final jurisdiction.

Questions about gavel-to-gavel

What does gavel-to-gavel mean?
Gavel-to-gavel means from the start of an official proceeding to the finish.
What part of speech is gavel-to-gavel?
Gavel-to-gavel is an adjective.

Words near gavel-to-gavel in the dictionary

  1. gave with one hand and took away with the other
  2. gave zero fucks
  3. gavel
  4. gavel out
  5. gavel to order
  6. gavel-to-gavel
  7. gaveled
  8. gaveled out
  9. gaveled to order
  10. gaveler
  11. gavelers

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