verb (used with object) · to beg for or request (something). · to address a formal petition to (a sovereign, a legislative body, etc.): He received everything for ...

petition · noun. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. synonyms: postulation, request. see moresee less. types: · noun.

6 дней назад · a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority.

petition · ​[intransitive, transitive] to make a formal request to somebody in authority, especially by sending them a petition. petition for/against something ...

A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.

petition ; adjective. protest; online; nominating ; verb + petition. sign; draft; launch ; petition + verb. ask something; ask for something; call for something ...

Noun · A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures. · A compilation of signatures built in order to ...

petition ; part of speech: · noun ; definition: a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. Many parents signed the petition ...

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun petition. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.