Lil Wayne

Don't judge me. You wanna judge me, put on a black gown and get a gavel. Get in line with the rest of them that's about to judge me. I got court dates every other month. It's me against the world - that's how I feel.

American Rapper

Brian Lamb

From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether it's the House of Representatives or the Senate. That's the whole reason for being.

American Businessman

Dan Quayle

The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda.

American Vice President

Catherine Crier

I loved being a judge, and sometimes I miss the power of the gavel, but this is a lot more fun.

American Journalist

Alexander Gilkes

I am never without my gavel, which I bought from an antique shop in Burford, in the Cotswolds.

British Businessman

I always have my lucky gavel in case I have to do an auction on short notice.

The gavel represents authority and control within meetings, especially in legal settings.

Authority Symbol

The word gavel can be used metaphorically to mean 'final decision' or 'authority'.

Metaphoric Use

Gavels are strongly associated with US legal systems and may not be used in other countries.

Cultural Significance

When someone gavels, it officially starts or ends a session or auction.

Starts and Ends

The sound of a gavel is a signal for attention, overriding conversation.

Sound Significance

Using a gavel follows specific procedures; it is not used randomly or informally.

Formal Procedure

 mean i think i think i think the world has a responsibility to um do the best job it can to prevent catastrophic climate change and that feeling of collective responsibility was very much in the room in paris when the gavel came down it was a sense that actually collectively we had risen to our better we were being our better

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 wasn't I said may I bring my grandchildren with me too to accept the gavel and they said we're not sure that the rules allow that and I said well who's in charge of the rules