What does gavel mean?
Gavel means (historical) Rent..
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/ˈɡa.vəl/ · noun
(historical) Rent..
More than three decades later, Ms. Pelosi is all but assured on Thursday of reclaiming her former title as speaker of the House, the first lawmaker in more than half a century to hold the office twice. With the gavel in hand, she will cement her status as the highest-ranking and most powerful elected woman in American political history.
The judge gavelled for order in the courtroom after the defendant burst out with a confession.
The combination with a mechanical rake of the roof or screen herein described, or the equivalent thereof, to intervene and keep the gavel of grain collected on the platform separated during its discharge
Use gavel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gavel means (historical) Rent..
Common synonyms include hammer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
More than three decades later, Ms. Pelosi is all but assured on Thursday of reclaiming her former title as speaker of the House, the first lawmaker in more than half a century to hold the office twice. With the gavel in hand, she will cement her status as the highest-ranking and most powerful elected woman in American political history.
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