gavel
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈɡævəl/
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- The judge rapped his gavel, not ferociously, and it was obvious that the jury was deeply moved.
- gavel-to-gavel coverage
This is an actual auction, like a live stream video of a guy with a gavel going.
- This is an actual auction, like a live stream video of a guy with a gavel going.
- After just nine months of sucking at his job, McCarthy was stripped of the gavel by eight members of his own party.
- And so the judiciary in Texas has kind of more often wielded a rubber stamp than a gavel.
- The judge slammed his gavel and said, Miss Murphy, if you keep talking, I'm going to dismiss the charges and this man will walk free.
- To me, that gavel represented a change, and it's one that I've been so terribly grateful of over just the last couple of months here.
- First and foremost, I want to address that A listener brought pumps, A gavel, A gavel.
- As I was saying, like in any other, in any other job, if you've got a gavel, it's frowned upon.
Examples
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Rayette called each meeting to order by banging on a table with a gavel.
Fiction book (1997) -
The chairman bangs his gavel and prepares to leave.
Fiction book (1995) -
This is an actual auction, like a live stream video of a guy with a gavel going.
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The Senate would never have elected him to pound that gavel if they realized that it might make him president.
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Passing the gavel to incoming president James Dingman, she instructed him to "hang on to it."
Academic text (2002) -
The judge hesitates, gavel poised, shooting them a warning look.
Fiction book (1993) -
Justine rapped her gavel, a gift to herself, on the fine oak desk.
Fiction book (1994) -
The judge slammed his gavel and said, Miss Murphy, if you keep talking, I'm going to dismiss the charges and this man will walk free.
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Seconds later, the judge's gavel banged down, declaring a long lunch recess.
Fiction book (1999) -
The judge raised his gavel to call the courtroom to order.
Synonyms
10
4.2
A tool with a large wooden head used for hitting without damage
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gavel comes from an old English word gafol that meant 'payment' or 'tribute'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the small wooden hammer as a symbol of the person who has the power to decide who gets what, so the gavel calls for attention and signals decisions.