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gavels to order

gavels to order is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gavel to order.

Meaning of gavel to order

Verb

gavel to order (third-person singular simple present gavels to order, present participle (US) gaveling to order or (UK) gavelling to order, simple past and past participle (US) gaveled to order or (UK) gavelled to order)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.

Questions about gavels to order

What is gavels to order the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gavels to order is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gavel to order.

Words near gavels to order in the dictionary

  1. gavelmen
  2. gavelock
  3. gavelocks
  4. gavels
  5. gavels out
  6. gavels to order
  7. Gavenny
  8. Gaver
  9. Gavers
  10. gavest
  11. gavestinel

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