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Common collocations with complaint in American Collocation

complaint noun

US /kəmˈpleɪnt/

official

formal
official
written

If the staff are not able to help, the next step is to make a formal complaint.

based on good reasons

justified
legitimate
well-founded

The Government did not accept that the complaints from the public were well-founded.

not very important

minor

In the case of minor complaints, please speak to a member of staff.

important

serious

Any serious complaints should be investigated without delay.

make a complaint

file
lodge
make
register
submit
voice

If you are still not satisfied, you can register an official complaint about the treatment you received.

deal with a complaint

address
consider
deal with
handle
investigate
log
resolve

The committee will handle any complaints of discrimination.

accept that a complaint is reasonable

uphold

The Complaints Committee did not uphold the complaint against the police officer.

refuse to accept a complaint

dismiss
reject

The reviewer rejected a complaint that the ad was offensive.

mechanism
policy
procedure
process
system

We have published our complaints procedure on our website.

The council has established a complalints policy. Please click here for further details.