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  • Seconding — Second Sec ond, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seconding}.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from secundus. See {Second}, a.] 1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate. [R.] [1913 Webster] In the method of nature,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seconding — sec·ond || sekÉ™nd n. unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute; moment; person or thing that is next after the first (in rank, importance, etc.); second gear (in a motor vehicle); supporter of a proposal or statement; assistant; support for a… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • seconding — present part of second …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tilson's Manual — Tilson s Manual, or A manual of parliamentary procedure, is a parliamentary authority written by John Q. Tilson.Chapter VI of Tilson s Manual is on Seconding Motions. Tilson explores the history of seconding motions in the English Parliament and… …   Wikipedia

  • Artur Davis — For people named Arthur Davis, see Arthur Davis (disambiguation). Artur Davis Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama s 7th district In office …   Wikipedia

  • Second (parliamentary procedure) — Seconded redirects here. For temporary personnel transfer, see secondment. In deliberative bodies a second to a proposed motion is an indication that there is at least one person besides the mover that is interested in seeing the motion come… …   Wikipedia

  • second — I PART OF A MINUTE ♦ seconds N COUNT (Pronounced [[t]se̱kənd[/t]] in second 1 and 2, and [[t]sɪkɒ̱nd[/t]] in second 3.) A second is one of the sixty parts that a minute is divided into. People often say a second or seconds when they simply mean a …   English dictionary

  • Second — Sec ond, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seconding}.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from secundus. See {Second}, a.] 1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate. [R.] [1913 Webster] In the method of nature, a low… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seconded — Second Sec ond, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seconding}.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from secundus. See {Second}, a.] 1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate. [R.] [1913 Webster] In the method of nature,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Council of Trent — The Council in Santa Maria Maggiore church; Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento. Council of Trent Date 1545–63 …   Wikipedia

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