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- noun Plural form of
gavel . - verb Third person singular simple present of to
gavel .
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Examples
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Get on the Republicans' good side by making them feel good about their large gavels.
Mark C. Miller: 10 Best Topical Jokes of the Week Mark C. Miller 2011
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Get on the Republicans' good side by making them feel good about their large gavels.
Mark C. Miller: 10 Best Topical Jokes of the Week Mark C. Miller 2011
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This is a dodge where every few days a Senator "presides" over a mostly-empty chamber, and gavels the Senate open for a few minutes.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [141] -- Rahm's Exit Contest Winner Announced Chris Weigant 2010
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On Wednesday, Nancy Pelosi swore in John Boehner as the new Speaker of the House and handed over her gavel saying, "I now pass this gavel, which is larger than most gavels here."
Mark C. Miller: 10 Best Topical Jokes of the Week Mark C. Miller 2011
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This is a dodge where every few days a Senator "presides" over a mostly-empty chamber, and gavels the Senate open for a few minutes.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [141] -- Rahm's Exit Contest Winner Announced Chris Weigant 2010
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This is a dodge where every few days a Senator "presides" over a mostly-empty chamber, and gavels the Senate open for a few minutes.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [141] -- Rahm's Exit Contest Winner Announced Chris Weigant 2010
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When the Senate gavels into session and you see Senator Carl Levin argue with Senator John McCain, you have experiences that you will never forget.
Alex Wirth: Making the Case for the Page Program Alex Wirth 2011
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When the Senate gavels into session and you see Senator Carl Levin argue with Senator John McCain, you have experiences that you will never forget.
Alex Wirth: Making the Case for the Page Program Alex Wirth 2011
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When the Senate gavels into session and you see Senator Carl Levin argue with Senator John McCain, you have experiences that you will never forget.
Alex Wirth: Making the Case for the Page Program Alex Wirth 2011
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Regardless of who holds the gavels, Democrats predict that the new class of Republicans will make it difficult to find common ground with their own leaders, much less the opposition party.
Forecast for midterms: A Congress in conflict Paul Kane 2010
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