appellees

noun

plural of appellee
as in appellants

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  1. petitioners
  2. plaintiffs
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  • To qualify a referendum for the ballot, petitioners must collect a number of signatures equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last mayoral election.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Currently, the number petitioners would need to reach is 3,120.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of petitioners
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  • That denial turned on the plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate an actual or imminent injury sufficient to seek emergency relief, rather than a determination that the administration’s demands were lawful.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit on Monday, resolving claims before the case was set to go to trial this month, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of plaintiffs
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“Appellees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellees. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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