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1. (n.) petition
a formally drawn request, often signed by those endorsing it, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority, soliciting some favor, right, or other benefit.
2. petition
a respectful or humble request, as to a superior; a supplication or prayer.
3. petition
something sought by request or entreaty.
4. petition
Law. an application for a court order or for some judicial action.
5. (v.t.) petition
to address a formal petition to (a sovereign, a legislature, etc.).
6. petition
to ask by petition for (something).
7. petition
to beg for or request.
8. (v.i.) petition
to present a petition.
9. petition
to make a request or entreaty.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME peticioun (< AF, MF) < L petītiō a seeking out)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) request, petition, postulation
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
2. (verb) prayer, petition, orison
reverent petition to a deity
3. (verb) petition
write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
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1. (noun) petition
a document signed by a lot of people to show they want or support sth
They signed a petition asking for an end to the war.
2. (verb) petition
to ask for sth to be done by presenting a petition to the people who can do it
They are petitioning for funding for the project.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) petition
a prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer
2. (noun) petition
a formal written request addressed to an official person, or to an organized body, having power to grant it; specifically (Law), a supplication to government, in either of its branches, for the granting of a particular grace or right; -- in distinction from a memorial, which calls certain facts to mind; also, the written document
3. (verb) petition
to make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication, or application to, as to any branch of the government; as, to petition the court; to petition the governor
4. (verb) petition
to make a petition or solicitation
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Sense: a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.
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 Afrikaans: petisie |
 Arabic: إلْتِماس |
 Bulgarian: молба |
 Brazilian: petição |
 Czech: petice |
 German: das Gesuch |
 Danish: appel |
 Greek: επίσημη αίτηση |
 Spanish: petición, instancia |
 Estonian: palvekiri |
 Farsi: دادخواست؛ عریضه |
 Finnish: adressi |
 French: pétition |
 Hebrew: עֲצוּמָה |
 Hindi: निवेदनपत्र |
 Croatian: peticija, podnesak |
 Hungarian: kérvény, kérelem, petíció |
 Indonesian: petisi |
 Icelandic: formleg beiðni; bænarskrá |
 Italian: petizione |
 Japanese: 請願 |
 Korean: 청원(서) |
 Lithuanian: peticija, prašymas |
 Latvian: petīcija |
 Malay: petisyen |
 Dutch: petitie |
 Norwegian: anmodning, underskriftska |
 Polish: petycja |
 Persian: دادخواست؛ عریضه |
 Pashto: غوښتنه، خواست، عرض، غوښتل |
 Portuguese: petição |
 Romanian: petiţie |
 Russian: прошение |
 Slovak: petícia |
 Slovenian: peticija |
 Serbian: peticija |
 Swedish: petition |
 Thai: การร้องเรียน |
 Turkish: dilekçe |
 Taiwanese: 請求，請願書 |
 Ukrainian: прохання, благання |
 Urdu: پٹيشن، عرضي |
 Vietnamese: đơn |
 Chinese: 请求，请愿书 |
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