as in plaintiffs
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 complainants
But complainants can file an appeal with the California Department of Education, depending on the district’s determination.
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
Two of the claimants were complainants who gave evidence during Spacey's 2023 criminal trial in London, where the now 66-year-old actor was acquitted of all charges.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Fong declined to specify the nature of the allegations or identify complainants, beyond confirming that the accusations were unrelated to either Gomez or Henrich.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Currently, the Police Oversight office allows complainants to resolve more minor complaints, like when an officer is rude, by asking that the officer's supervisor to talk to them about their conduct.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
One of the five complainants is an HHS employee who needs a top surgery revision and to continue hormone therapy.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
The new charges bring the total number of complainants to six.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Ofcom does not have demographic data on complainants because people express their concerns to the media regulator anonymously.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The statement said that per the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the existence and status of the complaints are public, but complainants’ names, the nature of the complaints and other related information are not.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
Two of the claimants were complainants who gave evidence during Spacey's 2023 criminal trial in London, where the now 66-year-old actor was acquitted of all charges.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Fong declined to specify the nature of the allegations or identify complainants, beyond confirming that the accusations were unrelated to either Gomez or Henrich.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Currently, the Police Oversight office allows complainants to resolve more minor complaints, like when an officer is rude, by asking that the officer's supervisor to talk to them about their conduct.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
One of the five complainants is an HHS employee who needs a top surgery revision and to continue hormone therapy.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
The new charges bring the total number of complainants to six.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Ofcom does not have demographic data on complainants because people express their concerns to the media regulator anonymously.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The statement said that per the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the existence and status of the complaints are public, but complainants’ names, the nature of the complaints and other related information are not.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complainants
plaintiffs
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Jayne Conroy, a lawyer on plaintiffs' trial team, was also an attorney for plaintiffs seeking to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the opioid epidemic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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In what is not even a slap on the wrist, jurors awarded plaintiffs in the West Coast social media addiction trial exactly $3 million in punitive damages.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Complainants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainants. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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