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   respondent

   /rɪˈspɒnd(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a party against whom a petition is filed, especially one in an appeal or a divorce case.
   • 2. a person who replies to something, especially one supplying information for a questionnaire or responding to an advertisement: "most respondents to our questionnaire considered their practices to be in accordance with current medical guidelines"

   adjective

   • 1. in the position of a party defending against a petition: "the respondent defendant"
   • 2. replying to something: "the respondent firms in the survey"
   • 3. involving or denoting a response, especially a conditioned reflex, to a specific stimulus.

   Word Origin early 16th century (in respondent (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin respondent- ‘answering, offering in return’, from the verb respondere (see respond).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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