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# respondent

noun (a respondent, respondents)

«respondent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who answers a survey, questionnaire or question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#m1)
2. (law) The person who must answer a case in court, especially in a divorce or appeal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#x1)
- Most respondents said they walk to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#x2)
- Half of the respondents chose the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#x3)
- Each respondent filled in a short form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#x4)
- In the court case, the respondent had a lawyer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#x5)
- The survey had 100 respondents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «respondent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respondent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«respondent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/respondent.html) on Mova free.