respondent

/rɪˈspɒndənt/ noun [C]

Definition

› MARKETING a person who answers questions about a product or service: Respondents rated the company as creative, smart, and technically able.

› LAW the person who is accused of something in a legal case: The court's general policy is to impose costs on the respondent.

(Definition of respondent noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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