Table (verb)
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To table as a verb, with the meaning to place on a table, is seldom used in a literal sense. Rather, it often evokes the imagined placement on a table of an (actual or figurative) document stating a proposal.
The meaning varies among English-speaking countries:
- In British English, to "table" a measure is to propose it for consideration, as in bringing it to the legislative table. See British Parliament for examples.
- In American English, to "table" a measure is to postpone its further consideration until a later date, as in returning it to a stack of papers on the table. See Congress of the United States for examples.