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Definition of respondent in English: respondentnoun rɪˈspɒnd(ə)ntrəˈspɑndənt 1Law
A party against whom a petition is filed, especially one in an appeal or a divorce case. （尤指上诉案或离婚案的）被告 Example sentencesExamples - The appellant's second ground of appeal is that the respondents are not suitable to be the donor's attorneys.
- Very well, and these other affidavits, I take it, are affidavits filed by the respondent.
- The statutory amendments shift the evidential burden of proof to the respondent if the complainant proves what he or she is required to prove at the first stage.
- Whether the respondents cross petition against the petitioners was demurrable and should be struck out.
- The first respondents to the appeal must pay the appellant's costs of the application.
Synonyms litigator, opponent in law, opponent, contestant, contender, disputant, plaintiff, claimant, complainant, petitioner, appellant, party, interest, defendant, accused 2A person who replies to something, especially one supplying information for a questionnaire or responding to an advertisement. （社会调查）应答者；（问卷调查）答卷人；（广告）应答者，应征者 most respondents to our questionnaire considered their practices to be in accordance with current medical guidelines Example sentencesExamples - The first question asks the age at which respondents believe old age begins.
- Almost one fourth of the respondents replied that it was cheaper than they expected.
- At two years follow up we sent a postal questionnaire to those respondents who had been free of forearm pain at baseline.
- We did not question respondents about why they did not use the internet, and so can say little on this issue.
- Denominators vary because not all respondents answered all questions.
- The questioning also includes queries about how prepared the respondent would be to pay extra in order to speed up improvements to the water network.
- The first part contains questions designed to collect basic demographic information regarding the respondent.
- Always be clear about how you want respondents to indicate their replies when answering closed questions.
- Among the questions, respondents were asked to name their top three business role models.
- The research team administered the questionnaires verbally to each respondent.
- The questionnaire invited respondents to comment on each of the 31 indicators.
- Much remains to be learned about how respondents go about answering written questionnaires.
- Each respondent then dropped the questionnaire into the store's ballot box.
- A few respondents thought they might be missing out on potentially interesting information.
- The respondents requested information on a number of occasions; this was not forwarded to them.
- The cover letter explained that there were no codes that could be used to link a completed questionnaire to a particular respondent.
- Completion of the questionnaire constituted informed consent from the respondent.
- Each respondent answered three questions, of which only the last concerned Mars.
- After you finish question 12, thank the respondent for their time and offer them the info sheet that explains more about this study.
- With the information thereby obtained, a main respondent was designated, who then completed a household questionnaire.
adjective rɪˈspɒnd(ə)ntrəˈspɑndənt 1Law
attributive In the position of a party defending against a petition. 处于被告地位的 答辩被告。 Example sentencesExamples - Now, of course, none of the respondent defendants were parties to that action.
- It was submitted by Counsel for the respondent party that not to decide a matter referred to him for his decision amounted to giving a decision in excess of the jurisdiction of the adjudicator.
- The position of the respondent husband may also be briefly stated.
- But if he is named as a respondent, he is a respondent party to the proceedings, is he not?
- It is the respondent mother's position that she was coerced into accepting the revised support.
2attributive Replying to something. the respondent firms in the survey 社会调查中作回答的公司。 Example sentencesExamples - What are the primary learning needs of fathers from the perspective of both respondent groups?
- Thus the actual levels of perceived social support cannot be discriminated by respondent category.
- Analysis included comparison between and within respondent groups.
- The unequal sample sizes in the four respondent groups were noted.
- The most disturbing respondent narrative came from a female runner.
3Psychology
attributive Involving or denoting a response, especially a conditioned reflex, to a specific stimulus. 〔心理〕（尤指对特定刺激的条件反射）有反应的，反射的 Example sentencesExamples - Suppose a student cannot correctly state the distinction between operant and respondent behavior but can shape the lever press.
- The kind of behavior that is correlated with specific eliciting stimuli may be called respondent behavior, and a given correlation a respondent.
- The results demonstrated that the sociality of a situation potentiates respondent laughter.
- The first two, habituation and respondent learning are specific to behaviors called reflexes.
OriginEarly 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): from Latin respondent- 'answering, offering in return', from the verb respondere (see respond). Rhymesco-respondent, correspondent, despondent, fondant Definition of respondent in US English: respondentnounrəˈspɑndəntrəˈspändənt 1Law
A defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeals or divorce case. （尤指上诉案或离婚案的）被告 Example sentencesExamples - Very well, and these other affidavits, I take it, are affidavits filed by the respondent.
- Whether the respondents cross petition against the petitioners was demurrable and should be struck out.
- The statutory amendments shift the evidential burden of proof to the respondent if the complainant proves what he or she is required to prove at the first stage.
- The first respondents to the appeal must pay the appellant's costs of the application.
- The appellant's second ground of appeal is that the respondents are not suitable to be the donor's attorneys.
Synonyms litigator, opponent in law, opponent, contestant, contender, disputant, plaintiff, claimant, complainant, petitioner, appellant, party, interest, defendant, accused 2A person who replies to something, especially one supplying information for a survey or questionnaire or responding to an advertisement. （社会调查）应答者；（问卷调查）答卷人；（广告）应答者，应征者 Example sentencesExamples - Much remains to be learned about how respondents go about answering written questionnaires.
- Always be clear about how you want respondents to indicate their replies when answering closed questions.
- The questionnaire invited respondents to comment on each of the 31 indicators.
- With the information thereby obtained, a main respondent was designated, who then completed a household questionnaire.
- The research team administered the questionnaires verbally to each respondent.
- Denominators vary because not all respondents answered all questions.
- A few respondents thought they might be missing out on potentially interesting information.
- Completion of the questionnaire constituted informed consent from the respondent.
- Among the questions, respondents were asked to name their top three business role models.
- The cover letter explained that there were no codes that could be used to link a completed questionnaire to a particular respondent.
- Each respondent then dropped the questionnaire into the store's ballot box.
- The respondents requested information on a number of occasions; this was not forwarded to them.
- Almost one fourth of the respondents replied that it was cheaper than they expected.
- The first part contains questions designed to collect basic demographic information regarding the respondent.
- After you finish question 12, thank the respondent for their time and offer them the info sheet that explains more about this study.
- The first question asks the age at which respondents believe old age begins.
- At two years follow up we sent a postal questionnaire to those respondents who had been free of forearm pain at baseline.
- The questioning also includes queries about how prepared the respondent would be to pay extra in order to speed up improvements to the water network.
- We did not question respondents about why they did not use the internet, and so can say little on this issue.
- Each respondent answered three questions, of which only the last concerned Mars.
adjectiverəˈspɑndəntrəˈspändənt 1Law
In the position of defendant in a lawsuit. 处于被告地位的 答辩被告。 Example sentencesExamples - But if he is named as a respondent, he is a respondent party to the proceedings, is he not?
- It is the respondent mother's position that she was coerced into accepting the revised support.
- It was submitted by Counsel for the respondent party that not to decide a matter referred to him for his decision amounted to giving a decision in excess of the jurisdiction of the adjudicator.
- The position of the respondent husband may also be briefly stated.
- Now, of course, none of the respondent defendants were parties to that action.
2Replying to something, especially a survey or questionnaire. （尤指对民意调查、问卷调查等）作回答的，应答的 the respondent firms in the survey 社会调查中作回答的公司。 Example sentencesExamples - The most disturbing respondent narrative came from a female runner.
- Analysis included comparison between and within respondent groups.
- The unequal sample sizes in the four respondent groups were noted.
- What are the primary learning needs of fathers from the perspective of both respondent groups?
- Thus the actual levels of perceived social support cannot be discriminated by respondent category.
3Psychology
Involving or denoting a response, especially a conditioned reflex, to a specific stimulus. 〔心理〕（尤指对特定刺激的条件反射）有反应的，反射的 Example sentencesExamples - Suppose a student cannot correctly state the distinction between operant and respondent behavior but can shape the lever press.
- The results demonstrated that the sociality of a situation potentiates respondent laughter.
- The first two, habituation and respondent learning are specific to behaviors called reflexes.
- The kind of behavior that is correlated with specific eliciting stimuli may be called respondent behavior, and a given correlation a respondent.
OriginEarly 16th century (in respondent (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin respondent- ‘answering, offering in return’, from the verb respondere (see respond). |