respondent

American  

[ri-spon-duhnt] / rɪˈspɒn dənt /

noun

1. a person who responds or makes reply.

2. Law. a defendant, especially in appellate and divorce proceedings.

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adjective

1. giving a response; answering; responsive.

2. Law. being a respondent.

3. Psychology. of or relating to behavior that occurs consistently in response to a particular stimulus.

4. Obsolete. corresponding.

respondent British  

/ rɪˈspɒndənt /

noun

1. law a person against whom a petition, esp in a divorce suit, or appeal is brought

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adjective

1. a less common word for responsive

Etymology

Origin of respondent

1520–30; < Latin respondent- (stem of respondēns ), present participle of respondēre. See respond, -ent

Example Sentences

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

On social media, respondents were not hesitant to take sides.

From Los Angeles Times

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