e/Table (verb)

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has glosseng: Table as a verb has two contradictory meanings relating to parliamentary procedure, one in use in the United States and the other in the remainder of the English-speaking world. In the United States, the motion to table (or "lay on the table") is a proposal to suspend consideration of a pending motion, while in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, to "table" a motion (or "place on the table") is the means to commence discussion on a proposal.
lexicalizationeng: table
instance of(noun) a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
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