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
One of the five complainants is an HHS employee who needs a top surgery revision and to continue hormone therapy.
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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
However, Wahl declined to implement a recommendation allowing complainants to request a different supervisor when filing a complaint.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
The complainants are calling for all three.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025
The complainants argued that in fact, IEEPA doesn’t give the president power to impose taxes or tariffs at all, and it hasn’t been used to do so during any of the 69 times it’s been invoked since it was established in 1977.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Court filings from a 2023 $75 million class-action settlement with Epstein’s victims reveal how Deutsche Bank became what the complainants alleged was the financial backbone of Epstein’s criminal enterprise from 2013 to 2018.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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
However, Wahl declined to implement a recommendation allowing complainants to request a different supervisor when filing a complaint.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
The complainants are calling for all three.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025
The complainants argued that in fact, IEEPA doesn’t give the president power to impose taxes or tariffs at all, and it hasn’t been used to do so during any of the 69 times it’s been invoked since it was established in 1977.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Court filings from a 2023 $75 million class-action settlement with Epstein’s victims reveal how Deutsche Bank became what the complainants alleged was the financial backbone of Epstein’s criminal enterprise from 2013 to 2018.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complainants
plaintiffs
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Federal judge Julia Kobick in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Administration from enforcing the policy against Orr and six other individual plaintiffs in April.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a May 2024 answer to the lawsuit complaint, city attorneys representing the defendants argued that there shouldn't be grounds for a lawsuit and the plaintiffs aren't entitled to any damages.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Complainants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainants. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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