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Table (verb)
In parliamentary procedure, table as a verb has two auto-antonymic meanings, both arising as a shorthand for to place on the table. These contrasting meanings arise depending on whether one is considered as placing a motion on the table to suspend discussion on it, or to commence discussion; the former is used in the US and the latter in the rest of the world, although which meaning is intended in a particular context may not always be clear.
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