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SECONDER (seconder)
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Irregular inflected form: seconder
Dictionary entry overview: What does seconder mean?
• SECONDER (noun)
The noun SECONDER has 1 sense:
1. someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
Familiarity information: SECONDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("seconder" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
Derivation:
second (give support or one's approval to)
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