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petition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | postulation, request |
| Type of | substance, message, content, subject matter |
| Has types | solicitation, collection, application, appeal, demand, ingathering |
| Derivation | petitionary |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | orison, prayer |
| Type of | asking, request |
| Has types | thanksgiving, invocation, benediction, blessing, collect, commination, deprecation, grace, intercession, prayer wheel, requiescat, supplication |
Examples of petition
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Last week, Cohen filed a petition to become special administrator of the estate.
From the abcnews.go.com
Tens of thousands of people signed a petition circulated by a progressive group.
From the stltoday.com
On Monday, the justices accepted the petition of convicted murderer Cory Maples.
From the edition.cnn.com
Not surprising there is a 25000 strong petition against its cancelation already.
From the guardian.co.uk
I have inserted a link to sign a petition against the banning of vitamin C IV's.
From the fightcll.org
Python's second 4,059-name petition will be debated at the full council tonight.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
The second petition apparently concerned Boyle's report and was quickly granted.
From the time.com
The Tribune made the petition Tuesday in an answer filed as part of the lawsuit.
From the sltrib.com
Last month in downtown Sacramento, he persuaded Ryan Platt to sign his petition.
From the sacbee.com
- Request: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- Write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
- Prayer: reverent petition to a deity
- (Petitioning (China)) Petitioning (also known as letters and calls, or xinfang or shangfang) is the administrative system for hearing complaints and grievances from individuals in the People's Republic of China. ...
- A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures; A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause; A formal written request for judicial action; To make a request, commonly in written form
- (Petitioned) made a formal request
- (Petitioned) To request formally in an oral or written form
- (Petitioning) The application process to get onto a legal journal. At UMN, it starts after spring semester finals.
- (Petitioning) You may use forums to garner community opinions on a subject. An example would be to propose to the community an idea. The idea is to have consensus.
