respondent
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/
  • (America) IPA: /ɹɪˈspɑn.dənt/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ɹɪˈspɔn.dənt/
Noun

respondent (plural respondents)

  1. One who responds; one who replies.
  2. (law) A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.
  3. A person replying to a questionnaire.
Translations Translations Translations Adjective

respondent

  1. Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
    • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC ↗:
      wealth […] respondent […] to payment and contributions



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