gaveled

Called to order

Gaveled is the past tense of gavel, meaning to signal or control with a gavel—the small wooden mallet used by judges and meeting chairs to call for order or announce decisions.

A judge gavels the courtroom to silence, or gavels a session to a close: The chairman gaveled the meeting to order.

Also spelled gavelled.

judicial

courtroom

Judicial proceedings chamber

judgeOne who decides
benchShared seating surface
verdictOfficial court decision

trial · adjournment · recess · session · ruling · order · silence · testimony · objection · sustained

legislative

session

Scheduled time for activity

speakerOne who talks
chairSingle-person sitting furniture
parliamentNational legislative assembly

senate · assembly · motion · debate · quorum · proceedings · committee · amendment · resolution · agenda

auction

hammer

Tool for striking nails

bidderOne who makes offers
lotLarge amount or portion
paddleFlat-bladed water tool

reserve · auctioneer · sold · increment · outbid · going · gone · catalogue · preview · estimate

Opposites

procedural status

gaveledadjourned

Suspended proceedings temporarily

recessed · suspended · dismissed · tabled · closed

order and control

gaveledlost control

Failed to maintain composure

uncontrolled · ungoverned · unruly · leaderless

formality of communication

gaveledshouted

Spoke very loudly

whispered · muttered · proclaimed

Phrases

auctioneer's gavelHammer ending sales

Family

gavel, gavels, gaveling, gavelling

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