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respondent
noun [C] /rɪˈspɒn.dənt/
/-ˈspɑːn-/ Definition
› specialized a person who answers a request for information: In a recent opinion poll, a majority of respondents were against nuclear weapons.Answering and responding › legal in a court case, the person who a petition (= a formal letter to the court asking for a particular action) is made against, especially in a divorce case: She divorced the respondent on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour. → Compare co-respondentPeople appearing in court
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SMART Thesaurus: Answering & responding
Synonyms and related words:
- acknowledgment noun
- affirmative noun
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- answer back phrasal verb
- answer noun (REACTION)
- back adverb (RETURN)
- counter verb
- counterattack noun
- counterblast noun
- get back to sb phrasal verb
- I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment) idiom
- rejoin verb (ANSWER QUICKLY)
- rejoinder noun
- reply noun
- reply verb
- respond verb
- response noun
- retort verb
- thank you exclamation
- unanswered adjective
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