Definition of respondent
1 : one who responds: such asa : one who maintains a thesis in replyb (1) : one who answers in various legal proceedings (as in equity cases) (2) : the prevailing party in the lower courtc : 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.
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A Cap Gemini survey of consumers in the U.S., China, and Germany ten years ago showed that only 18 percent of respondents would be likely to buy a car online.
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In addition, the choice in the poll question is between being a check on the president and voting for the party that supports the president's agenda, and poll respondents are often drawn toward more middle-ground, moderate positions.
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At the same time, Trump's overall approval rating is floundering with 36 percent of the overall respondents in that same poll approving of the president's job performance.
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A survey conducted as part of that report listed shelter restrictions, safety concerns and other reasons homeless respondents said they were prevented from staying in a shelter.
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Some further results of the survey: About three quarters of respondents see the premium of AA over AAA corporate bonds widening next quarter.
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Even though the online questionnaire responses were self-reports, the respondents were unaware that their responses about black or white girls would be compared with the other race.
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Logically, if the outcome of inflation is highly sensitive to initial conditions that are not yet understood, as the respondents concede, the outcome cannot be determined.
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Respondents did express support for some program changes.
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Origin and Etymology of respondent
Latin respondent-, respondens, present participle of respondēre
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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
First Known Use of respondent
1726
RESPONDENT Defined for English Language Learners
respondent
playDefinition of respondent for English Language Learners
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: a person who gives a response or answer to a question that is asked especially as part of a survey
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respondent
playLegal Definition of respondent
: one who answers or defends in various proceedings: as a : an answering party in an equitable proceeding b : a party against whom a petition (as for a writ of habeas corpus) seeking relief is brought c : an answering party in a proceeding in juvenile court or family court; specifically : a party against whom a divorce proceeding is brought d : a party prevailing at trial who defends the outcome on appeal : appellee
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