Definition of "gaveled" [gaveled]

• Simple past tense and past participle of gavel. (verb)

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• "Rockefeller gaveled him down, and shouting began again."
• "Then, in July 2007, Democratic leaders gaveled shut a vote and declared victory when it actually appeared Democrats had lost by two votes."
• "Just after the House and Senate gaveled to a close Sunday night, each chamber immediately opened a new special session to deal with drawing new legislative maps in response to the 2010 Census numbers delivered in early February."