respondent

Definition of respondentnext

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Recent Examples of respondent One respondent, Roger Sheffield, participated in a retreat in Colorado in early 2024, after psilocybin was legalized but before the state’s current regulatory structure was in place. Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 The child’s native mode of learning, asking questions out loud, finally has a tireless respondent. Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 To that end, Democrats do have an early polling edge before the midterm elections, in part because of respondent dissatisfaction with the direction of the country, mostly driven by the economy. Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025 As Revenues Rise, Sustainability Climbs The Agenda To see if there are correlations between corporate sustainability and annual revenue, Forbes Research asked each respondent to select which revenue range among five applied to their company. Forbes Research, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for respondent
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interviewee
Noun
  • The symbolic gesture followed McCartney’s stint as the show’s final interviewee as well as last musical performer, in which the host asked him to share stories about his first visit to the theater 62 years ago.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • The host was particularly adept at engaging his guests in authentic conversations about grief, such as when Andrew Garfield spoke about the recent death of his mother, or Colbert appeared as the interviewee on CNN to discuss it with Anderson Cooper.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 May 2026

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“Respondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respondent. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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