Respondent Meaning and Definition

Word: Respondent

How to pronounce: rɪsˈpɒndənt

Noun

Definitions:

1. A defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals or divorce case.

Example sentences: "Very well, and these other affidavits, I take it, are affidavits filed by the respondent."

2. A person who replies to something, especially one supplying information for a survey or questionnaire or responding to an advertisement.

Example sentences: "Most respondents to our questionnaire considered their practices to be in accordance with current medical guidelines"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. In the position of defendant in a lawsuit.

Example sentences: "The respondent defendant"

2. Replying to something, especially a survey or questionnaire.

Example sentences: "The respondent firms in the survey"

3. Involving or denoting a response, especially a conditioned reflex, to a specific stimulus.

Example sentences: "The results demonstrated that the sociality of a situation potentiates respondent laughter."

Synonyms:

defendant

responder

answerer

Antonyms:

plaintiff

claimant

Derivations:

responding

respond

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Respondent in Other Languages...

Spanish:

German: Beklagte

French: Répondant

Italian: Intervistato

Turkish: Katılımcı