verb
table
To postpone formal consideration of a proposal, chiefly in American usage.
The committee votes to table the proposal until next month.
Etymology
Legislative business could be laid on the table. American procedural usage developed this into setting a proposal aside and postponing its consideration.
More examples
- They tabled the motion to allow further study.
- We should table this discussion for now.
- The chair suggested tabling the issue.
Forms
table · tables · tabled · tabling