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SiempreViernes
955 days ago
No, "to table" in terms of (EU) parliamentary procedure means to begin the consideration, it's the US that uses "to table" to mean dismiss[1].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_(parliamentary_procedure...
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stephen_g
955 days ago
Very strange, the US usage seems to be like what we would use “to shelve” for (as in take it off the table and put it on the shelf to forget about), at least in Australia and the UK.
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gpderetta
955 days ago
As if the English language was not complex enough :D
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