gavel to order

English

Verb

gavel to order (third-person singular simple present gavels to order, present participle gaveling to order, simple past and past participle gaveled to order)

  1. (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.

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