lay on the table

lay on the table. Parliamentary law.

1. To postpone the consideration of (a matter before a deliberative assembly); TABLE. • Some parliamentary writers prefer the form “to lay on the table” and disapprove of the form “to table.”

2. BrE.To schedule for consideration.

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