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respondent

[ ri-spon-duhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who responds or makes reply.
  2. Law. a defendant, especially in appellate and divorce proceedings.


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

/ ɪˈɒԻəԳ /

noun

  1. law a person against whom a petition, esp in a divorce suit, or appeal is brought
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. a less common word for responsive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of respondent1

1520–30; < Latin respondent- (stem of DzԻŧԲ ), present participle of DzԻŧ. See respond, -ent
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Of those polled by Pew, 59% of respondents found that Trump’s team had been “careless” in its campaign to shrink the size of government.

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One respondent goes as far as to call the Mexican secretary of agriculture a "worm talking about a worm."

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A Gallup poll last year found that 28% of respondents did not have much confidence in the federal government’s ability to ensure the food supply is safe.

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That quality-of-life survey, which included residents outside L.A. who cannot participate in its city elections, showed that 49% of respondents had unfavorable views of Bass, up considerably from the prior year.

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In one nearly unanimous category, 89% of respondents said that those who lost their properties in the fires should be allowed to rebuild at the same location.

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