gavelled

Johannesburg Plan of Implementation is currently being "gavelled" by the Vienna Group.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

The look of pride on Hiroaki Inoue's face when he gavelled the end of the con was a wonderful thing to behold.

MIND MELD: What Can Worldcon and Comic-Con Learn From Each Other? 2009

The Senate waited on Richard Shelby, the last senator to arrive, before Roland Burris gavelled the vote closed.

HUFFPOST HILL - JULY 15TH, 2010 2010

He gavelled the hearing adjourned in the middle of it, ordered the microphones turned off, and stalked out, creating a cause celebre the early hour had been intended to prevent.

Norm Ornstein: Bully for you 2008

As the convention was gavelled to a close, you almost expected Tony Soprano to show up as they played "The Journey" song from the Soprano's finale.

CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2008 2008

The main reason religious arguments are gavelled out of the courtrooms is that the rules of law require logic.

Denton vs Squid; the eye as suboptimal design. - The Panda's Thumb 2006

Since no conceivable purpose could have been served by pursuing such an appeal, and since Al Gore himself was the presiding officer who rightly gavelled down the protests as out of order, Al Gore is evil, and not qualified to serve as President.

Archive 2004-06-01 2004

Since no conceivable purpose could have been served by pursuing such an appeal, and since Al Gore himself was the presiding officer who rightly gavelled down the protests as out of order, Al Gore is evil, and not qualified to serve as President.

Fahrenheit 9/11 2004

On day one, Democrats had their mike cut, got "quick-gavelled", sang "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," and one was warned that her car would be towed if it remained parked at the Capitol Democrats lose parking and other privileges until they pay the $57,000 fines, each, that the Republicans imposed during the boycott.

September 2003 ~ Angry Bear 2003

On day one, Democrats had their mike cut, got "quick-gavelled", sang "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," and one was warned that her car would be towed if it remained parked at the Capitol Democrats lose parking and other privileges until they pay the $57,000 fines, each, that the Republicans imposed during the boycott.

~ Angry Bear 2003