respondent
Americannoun
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a person who responds or makes reply.
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Law. a defendant, especially in appellate and divorce proceedings.
adjective
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giving a response; answering; responsive.
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Law. being a respondent.
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Psychology. of or relating to behavior that occurs consistently in response to a particular stimulus.
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Obsolete. corresponding.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of respondent
1520–30; < Latin respondent- (stem of respondēns ), present participle of respondēre. See respond, -ent
Example Sentences
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Corruption and unemployment ranked as respondents’ top concerns.
No other candidate received the support of more than 5% of respondents.
From Los Angeles Times
Both are among the respondents in the case.
From BBC
Yet two-thirds of respondents in the YouGov-MarketWatch poll did not feel elected officials in Washington were taking affordability issues seriously.
From MarketWatch
In a survey of cardboard manufacturers conducted by BofA Securities between Jan. 20 and Feb. 10, respondents expected shipment volume to grow 0.2% over the next two quarters.
From Barron's
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