gavel to order

English

Verb

gavel to order (third-person singular simple present gavels to order, present participle gaveling to order or gavelling to order, simple past and past participle gaveled to order or gavelled to order)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.

Coordinate terms

• bring to order
• call to order

See also

• come to order