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has gloss | eng: 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. |
lexicalization | eng: table |
instance of | (noun) a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence verb |
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