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respondent

[ri-spon-duhnt] / rɪˈspɒn dənt /


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It found nearly every respondent had used AI at some point, with personal use more common than for educational purposes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Additionally, Black young men were 9 percentage points less likely than the average respondent to say the economy is getting worse, suggesting slightly less pessimism about the future.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

"There was no evidence of the respondent having suffered any adverse consequences as a result of these postings," the judge said.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

“Morale is very low across manufacturing in general,” said one survey respondent.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Occasionally, the querist betrays a want of power to reduce his own difficulty to its proper category; occasionally, also, the respondent fails to grapple with the real point.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various