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Petition
01
a written request, signed by a group of people, that asks an organization or government to take a specific action
02
reverent petition to a deity
to petition
01
to write and submit an official written document
Intransitive: to petition for sth
Transitive: to petition an authority
Example
The community group will petition the city council for the construction of a new park.
The organization is currently petitioning for stricter environmental regulations.
The students have been petitioning for changes to the school 's dress code.
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