| 词汇 | seconder |
| 释义 | seconder noun[ C ] politics specializeduk /ˈsek.ən.dər/ us /ˈsek.ən.dɚ/ someone who makes a formal statement of support for a suggestion made by someone else during a meeting, so that there can be a discussion or vote: （会议中对提名、动议等的）附议者，赞成者 There was no seconder for the motion so it could not be debated.该议案没有附议者，因此无法进行辩论。 See second His proposal failed to find a seconder. We have a motion proposed by Mr Connon. Is there a seconder? The names of the proposer and seconder will not be published and will remain confidential to the scrutineers. Only corporate members may participate in elections, either as candidate, proposer, seconder or voter. All the candidates had to be nominated with proposers and seconders and they all have election agents. Supporters, members & defenders advocate allyship anti-evolution anti-evolutionary anti-evolutionist apologist apostle booster card-carrying member custodian defender natalist non-member non-membership patron patroness pro-natalist protagonist recruit surrogate seconder | Business Englishseconder noun[ C ] MEETINGSuk /ˈsekəndər/us a person who seconds a motion (= official suggestion made at a meeting) so there can be a discussion or vote: We need a proposer and seconder for each nomination to the committee. Examples of seconderseconder But the resolution failed, as there was no seconder. The praise which is by custom lavished upon the opener and seconder is therefore never insincere and practically never undeserved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did in fact receive the necessary support of 10 electors, a proposer and seconder and eight assentors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Knowing the long and distinguished military career of the seconder we were naturally apprehensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I join in congratulating both the mover and the seconder of the motion for the pleasant way in which they began our proceedings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry the seconder is not in his place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly both the mover and the seconder have fulfilled their honourable but difficult task very well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mover and seconder both spoke most moderately and persuasively. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Neither the proposer nor the seconder seems to have envisaged what those difficulties are or made any attempt to show how to meet them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that, in our parliamentary elections, we have to put down 10 assentors—one proposer, one seconder and eight others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mover and seconder could both be said to have seats which are marginal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The seconder said it would encourage the consumption of food. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The seconder said that, as far as he knew, it was between £350,000,000 and £400,000,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am rather surprised that neither the proposer nor the seconder devoted any thought to that side of the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also congratulate the mover and seconder of the motion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of seconder These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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