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disputant

[ dih-spyoot-nt ]

noun

  1. a person who disputes; debater.


adjective

  1. engaged in dispute; disputing.

disputant

/ ˈdɪspjÊŠtÉ™nt; dɪˈspjuËtÉ™nt /

noun

  1. a person who argues; contestant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. engaged in argument
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disputant1

1605–15; < Latin disputant- (stem of »å¾±²õ±è³Ü³ÙÄå²Ô²õ, present participle of »å¾±²õ±è³Ü³ÙÄå°ù±ð ), equivalent to disput- ( dispute ) + -ant- -ant
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is renewing a call for progress toward a code of conduct among South China Sea disputants, despite long delays and skepticism from the United States.

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The disputants in “The Oresteia†frequently argue that vengeance is the way to punish crimes.

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But he said nothing, and after the disputants had been half carried, half dragged, from the lunchroom he returned immediately to the math problem we had been discussing.

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By asking for adjudication, the disputants are triggering litigation that could last years.

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In the 16th century, when our English forbears began resolving disputes through trial by jury rather than ordeal or battle, disputants had to rely on lawyers to present evidence and arguments.

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