as in plaintiff
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed
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Recent Examples of complainant
Assistant United States Attorneys Kimberly Veirs and Ellen Bowden McIntyre negotiated the settlement, which awarded $4,000 to the complainant and an additional $2,000 civil penalty to be paid to the United States to vindicate the public interest, the release said.
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Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Jun 20 and were greeted by the complainant and another person, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The commission did not update complainants on the investigation process in any of the complaints the auditor reviewed.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The second complainant’s account is similar, the BBC added.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Jun 20 and were greeted by the complainant and another person, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The commission did not update complainants on the investigation process in any of the complaints the auditor reviewed.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The second complainant’s account is similar, the BBC added.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complainant
plaintiff
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The plaintiffs were mostly former employees, but some included students who said they were fraudulently enrolled.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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The plaintiffs—including employee unions, contractor groups, and humanitarian organizations—argued that the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle USAID violated the Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, and statutory limits on executive power.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainant. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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