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Definition of Gaveled
1. gavel [v] - See also: gavel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaveled
Literary usage of Gaveled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Government by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin, Albert Bushnell Hart (1914)
"The Pennsylvania and Illinois legislatures have afforded notable instances of
measures "gaveled through" by speakers with a cynical disregard not only of ..."
2. La Follette's Autobiography: A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences by Robert Marion La Follette (1913)
"What is significant is McGovern's admission that if he had been elected temporary
chairman he would have "gaveled" the seventy-two delegates contested by ..."
3. The Story of the American Legion by George Seay Wheat (1919)
"man jammed that gaveled bit of the rudder of the North Pole ship down hard on
the table and called the meeting to order he got what he had never received ..."
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