Definitions for GAVEL
ˈgæv əlgav·el

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gavelnoun

   a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gavelnoun

   A provincial word for ground.

   Let it lie upon the ground or gavel eight or ten days. John Mortimer.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gavel

   A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet commonly made of hardwood, typically fashioned with a handle. It can be used to call for attention or to punctuate rulings and proclamations and is a symbol of the authority and right to act officially in the capacity of a presiding officer. It is often struck against a sound block, a striking surface typically also made of hardwood, to enhance its sounding qualities. According to tradition, Vice President of the United States John Adams used a gavel as a call to order in the first U.S. Senate in New York in 1789. Since then, it has remained customary to tap the gavel against a lectern or desk to indicate the opening and closing of proceedings and, in the United States, to indicate that a judge’s decision is final. It is also used to keep the meeting itself calm and orderly.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gavel

   A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet commonly used by judges, auctioneers, or presiding officers at meetings to call for attention or signal the conclusion of a procedure or decision. It's typically struck against a sounding block to produce a sound signifying order or finality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Gavelnoun

   a gable

2. Gavelnoun

   a small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle

3. Gavelnoun

   the mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc

4. Gavelnoun

   a mason's setting maul

5. Gavelnoun

   tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See Gabel

6. Etymology: [OF. gavelle, F. javelle, prob. dim. from L. capulus handle, fr. capere to lay hold of, seize; or cf. W. gafael hold, grasp. Cf. Heave.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gavel

   A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet commonly made of hardwood, typically fashioned with a handle and often struck against a sounding block to enhance its sounding qualities. It is a symbol of the authority and right to act officially in the capacity of a chair or presiding officer. It is used to call for attention or to punctuate rulings and proclamations. It is customarily struck to indicate the opening, keep the meeting itself calm and orderly, and the closing of proceedings, giving rise to the phrase gavel-to-gavel to describe the entirety of a meeting or session. It is also used by judges in the courts of some countries and by auctioneers to signal a sale. The gavel is used in courts of law in the United States and, by metonymy, is used there to represent the entire judiciary system, especially of judgeship; to bring down the gavel means to enforce or compel with the power of a court. It also represents the authority of presiding officers; thus the expression passing the gavel signifies an orderly succession from one chair to another. The sound of the gavel strike, being abrupt to start and stop, and clearly audible by all present, serves to sharply define an action in time in a manner clearly perceivable by all, and to endow the action with practical as well as symbolic temporal finality.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Gavel

   gā′vel, a prov. form of gable.

2. Gavel

   gav′el, n. an old Saxon and Welsh form of tenure by which an estate passed, on the holder's death, to all the sons equally.—v.t. to divide or distribute in this way.—ns. Gav′elkind, a tenure now peculiar to Kent by which the tenant at fifteen can sell the estate or devise it by will, the estate cannot escheat, and on an intestacy the lands descend from the father to all sons in equal portions; Gav′elman, a tenant holding land in gavelkind. [A.S. gafol, tribute; cog. with giefan, to give.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GAVEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gavel is ranked #44653 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gavel surname appeared 481 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gavel.
   
   95% or 457 total occurrences were White.
   1.6% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
   1.4% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Mallet

How to pronounce GAVEL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GAVEL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GAVEL in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GAVEL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of GAVEL in a Sentence

1. Wasserman Schultz:

   I have decided that in the interest of making sure that we can start the Democratic convention on a high note that I am not going to gavel in the convention.

2. General Counsel Carl Szabo:

   We made crystal clear to Twitter that if they continue to engage in suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story that there will be investigations, that there will be a lot of questions and concerns coming from Republicans, and we were likely to see that play out as soon as Republicans take the gavel in the House in January.

3. Patrick Leahy:

   While I will continue to serve Vermont, Marcelle and I have reached a conclusion : it is time to put down the gavel, it is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter, who'll carry on this work for our great state. It's time to come home.

4. Kevin McCarthy:

   We’re 28 days away from Republicans having the gavel. We would be stronger in every negotiation. So any Republican that's out there trying to work with [Democrats] is wrong.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   With only four legislative days left until the Republican Homeland Security Shutdown, Speaker Boehner made it clear that Speaker Boehner has no plan to avoid a government shutdown, the speaker's reliance on talking points and finger-pointing was a sad reflection of the fact that the Tea Party continues to hold the gavel as Senate Democrats insist on Senate Democrats futile anti-immigrant grandstanding.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GAVEL
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=GAVEL
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavel
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GAVEL
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=GAVEL
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=GAVEL
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html