noun
- a person who formally supports a motion or proposal that has been made by someone else
Usage: formal; parliamentary procedure
Examples
- The motion needs a seconder before we can vote on it.
- Sarah acted as seconder for the proposal to change the meeting time.
- Without a seconder, the chairman ruled the motion out of order.
- The committee member found a seconder for her amendment.
- He raised his hand to serve as seconder for the budget proposal.
- The rules require both a proposer and a seconder for any new business.