complainants

plural of complainant
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 Perhaps this summer’s most common complainants have been Aston Villa. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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plaintiffs
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  • In his June ruling, Judge Alsup agreed with Anthropic's argument, stating the company's use of books by the plaintiffs to train their AI model was acceptable.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs who alleged that the recruitment portion violated the First Amendment.
    Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Complainants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainants. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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