respondent

«respondent» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who answers a survey, questionnaire or question — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a respondent, respondents)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who answers a survey, questionnaire or question. tree →

2) (law) The person who must answer a case in court, especially in a divorce or appeal. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and science, pupils carry out surveys and count respondents: «20 respondents chose pizza». In law, in a divorce or custody case, one parent may be the respondent. Phrases: «survey respondents», «the majority of respondents».

examples

• We asked 30 respondents what their favourite fruit was. tree →
• Most respondents said they walk to school. tree →
• Half of the respondents chose the beach. tree →
• Each respondent filled in a short form. tree →
• In the court case, the respondent had a lawyer. tree →
• The survey had 100 respondents. tree →

note

Countable. Spelling ends in «-ent». In maths: percentage of respondents = number choosing an answer ÷ total respondents × 100.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «respondent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.