What does the expression table it mean?


  1. What does the expression table it mean?
  2. What does it mean when an agenda item is tabled?
  3. What does it mean to table a paper?

What does the expression table it mean?

In the United States, to “table” usually means to postpone or suspend consideration of a pending motion. In the rest of the English-speaking world, to “table” means to begin consideration (or reconsideration) of a proposal.

What does it mean when an agenda item is tabled?

This really happened: A local government body agreed to “table” an item until the next meeting. When a pending matter is tabled correctly, it is set aside with no provision for bringing it back at any specific time. In this case, it requires a subsequent motion to take it from the table.

What does it mean to table a paper?

Why are documents ‘tabled’? During a sitting of the House, any MP (except for the Speaker) or a Minister may ask to table a document. In the literal sense this means a document is placed on the table that sits in the centre of the debating chamber, before being made available to all MPs.