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seconder

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Sec´ond`er
n.1.One who seconds{3} or supports what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes; as, the seconder of an enterprise or of a motion.
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Noun1.seconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
Translations
seconder [ˈsɛkəndər] n [motion] → personne f qui appuie une motion
second fiddle n
to play second fiddle → jouer les seconds rôles
second form ncinquième f
second gear nseconde f
second-grader [ˌsɛkəndˈgreɪdər] nélève mf de CE1
second-guess [ˌsɛkəndˈgɛs] vt [+ sb's reaction] → essayer d'anticiper
They're still trying to second-guess his motives
BUT Ils essaient toujours de comprendre ses raisons.
second-half [ˌsɛkəndˈhɑːf] modif (SPORT) [goal, try, substitution] → en deuxième mi-temps
second hand n (on clock)trotteuse f
second-hand secondhand [ˌsɛkəndˈhænd]
adj
[car, books, clothes] → d'occasion
a secondhand car → une voiture d'occasion
[shop] → d'articles d'occasion
[stories, information, news, opinions] → de seconde main
adv
[buy] → d'occasion
(= indirectly) → indirectement
to hear sth secondhand → apprendre qch indirectement
second-hand bookshop secondhand bookshop nbouquiniste m
second-in-command [ˌsɛkəndɪnkəˈmɑːnd] n
(MILITARY)commandant m en second
(ADMINISTRATION)adjoint(e) m/f, sous-chef mf
second language ndeuxième langue f
to teach English as a second language → enseigner l'anglais langue seconde
second lieutenant n
(British)lieutenant m en second
(US)lieutenant m en second
seconder
nBefürworter(in) m(f)
seconder [ˈsɛkndəʳ] nsostenitore/trice
seconder [ˈsɛkndəʳ] nsostenitore/trice


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The mover and seconder of the first Resolution (not having so much as the ghost of an idea to trouble either of them), poured out language in flowing and overflowing streams, like water from a perpetual spring.
Wouldn't it have as good an effect if the proposer or seconder did that?
 
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