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Respondent
A respondent is a person who is called upon to issue a response to a communication made by another. The term is used in legal contexts, in survey methodology, and in psychological conditioning.
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Respondee (noun)
One who is asked to respond.
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Respondent (noun)
The person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.
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Respondent (noun)
One who responds.
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Respondent (noun)
The person replying to a questionnaire.
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Respondent (adjective)
Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
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Respondent (noun)
a party against whom a petition is filed, especially one in an appeal or a divorce case.
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Respondent (noun)
a person who replies to something, especially one supplying information for a questionnaire or responding to an advertisement
“most respondents to our questionnaire considered their practices to be in accordance with current medical guidelines”
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Respondent (adjective)
in the position of a party defending against a petition
“the respondent defendant”
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Respondent (adjective)
replying to something
“the respondent firms in the survey”
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Respondent (adjective)
involving or denoting a response, especially a conditioned reflex, to a specific stimulus.