what does this "gavel" part mean? The Senator stared at him as though through a veil, then looked at Holland, who was deftly approaching from the other side to relieve him of the gavel. "How do you kn

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what does this "gavel" part mean? The Senator stared at him as though through a veil, then looked at Holland, who was deftly approaching from the other side to relieve him of the gavel. "How do you know?"】 what does "relieve him of the gavel" mean?

22 พ.ค. 2013 เวลา 8:18

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"To relieve (somebody) of (something)" means to take something from somebody. Holland was moving to take the gavel, and effectively take away that person's authority to speak.

22 พฤษภาคม 2013

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