Applicant vs. Appellant

Applicant vs. Appellant — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Applicant and Appellant

Applicantnoun

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.

Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.

Appellantadjective

(law) of or relating to appeals

Applicantnoun

The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.

Appellantnoun

(law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court

The appellant made her submissions to the court.

Applicantnoun

a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

Appellantnoun

One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.

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Appellantnoun

(obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.

Appellantnoun

(historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.

Appellantnoun

the party who appeals a decision of a lower court

Appellantadjective

of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals);

appellate court