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Another word for petition

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petition

n.

prayer, request, supplication; see appeal 1.

petition Synonyms

petition

v.

request, present a petition, appeal; see appeal 1, ask 1. See syn. study at appeal.

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Another word for petition

noun

An application to a higher authority, as for sanction or a decision:

appeal. (Law) prayer¹. See ask, law

verb

To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of:
address, appeal, apply, approach. (Obsolete) sue. See request
To make application to a higher authority, as to a court of law:
(Law) appeal, sue. See law
To ask for employment, acceptance, or admission:
apply, put in. See seek

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The plea was included in a petition to the first parliament of Charles II.
This petition, of course, was rejected.
With the royal sanction a petition was addressed to Sixtus IV.
No, I can't petition him myself--that would be too bold.
"To hand in a letter, a petition, to His Majesty," said Nicholas, with a tremor in his voice.

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