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In a formal meeting, a seconder is the person who backs a proposal so the group is allowed to talk about it. Many clubs, boards, and parliaments follow the same little ritual: one person puts a motion on the table, and another must second it. Until that second voice speaks, the idea often cannot even be discussed, let alone voted on. The seconder is not promising to vote yes at the end. They are only saying, ‘Yes, this is worth hearing.’ The word lives in meeting language — minutes, constitutions, Robert’s Rules — not in everyday chat. In a casual office you would just say ‘I agree we should talk about this.’ Call someone a seconder and you are picturing a raised hand, a name in the minutes, and a chairperson nodding that the motion may now proceed.
附議人
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
secondernoun
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Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
- I'm a post-first-weight-gain-in-ten-years, post-obsessing-about-food-every-minute-of-every-day, and life is different. It really is. I still struggle sometimes, but I can honestly say that the tapes are no longer playing. Once in a while I hear a little “commercial,” a brief ten-seconder: Are you sure you don't want to lose a little weight? Wouldn't you rather skip that high-fat meal?
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The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure.
- He's been the seconder on many motions, but I don't think he's ever made a motion himself.
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A Cub Scout serving as a second-in-command to a sixer.
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climbinghobbieslifestyleA person who seconds; a person who climbs after the leader
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。