respondent

noun re·spon·dent \ ri-ˈspän-dənt \

|Updated on: 13 Aug 2018

Examples: respondent in a Sentence

Definition of respondent

1 : one who responds: such as

a : one who maintains a thesis in reply

b (1) : one who answers in various legal proceedings (as in equity cases)

(2) : the prevailing party in the lower court

c : a person who responds to a poll

2 : a reflex that occurs in response to a specific external stimulus — compare operant

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Examples of respondent in a Sentence

A majority of respondents said they disagreed with the mayor's plan.

Recent Examples of respondent from the Web

About 58 percent of respondents also thought 10 percent of global GDP would be stored in blockchain technology by 2025.

— rebecca lurye, courant.com, "How Seven Stars Cloud Plans To Spend $283M In West Hartford," 14 July 2018
The Human Rights Campaign, a national equality advocacy group, released the poll in December 2017 showing 60 percent of respondents want to ban employment discrimination against people who are LGBT.

— zahra ahmad, azcentral, "'Scottsdale for All' hopes to spread inclusiveness," 13 July 2018
When the center undertook a 2015 audience survey to gauge satisfaction, more than 60 percent of respondents complained about the seats.

— peter dobrin, Philly.com, "Academy of Music is replacing its lumpy old seats - and, no, you're not getting cup holders," 12 July 2018
Close to three in four respondents said the education black students receive is worse than the education delivered to white students.

— melinda d. anderson, The Atlantic, "The Radical Self-Reliance of Black Homeschooling," 17 May 2018
Media: Wochit Nationwide, the top five employers according to respondents were: 1.

— fernando ramirez, Houston Chronicle, "The best companies in Texas to work for, according to Forbes," 2 May 2018
JD Power’s survey found that more than half of respondents would be willing to pursue litigation if they were involved in an incident with a driverless car.

— aarian marshall, WIRED, "Home From the Honeymoon, the Self-Driving Car Industry Faces Reality," 13 July 2018
Another for the Rzeczpospolita daily found that more than 66 percent of respondents trust or somewhat trust the courts, and 54 percent oppose the reform.

— kristen chick, The Christian Science Monitor, "By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government," 13 July 2018
In his second year in office, 20% of respondents viewed Obama as one of the best presidents.

— natasha bach, Fortune, "Barack Obama Is the Greatest President of Our Lifetime, Say 44% of Americans.," 12 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of respondent

Latin respondent-, respondens, present participle of respondēre

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First Known Use: 1528

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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respondent

adjective

Definition of respondent

1 : making response : responsive; especially : being a respondent at law

2 : relating to or being behavior or responses to a stimulus that are followed by a reward

respondent conditioning

— compare operant 3

Recent Examples of respondent from the Web

Absent a robust and respondent welfare state, protests have become a routine — and occasionally effective — means of social negotiation between citizens, workers and public officials.

— chantal berman, Washington Post, "Why do Tunisians keep protesting?," 19 Jan. 2018