petition

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /pəˈtɪ.ʃən/

Noun

Singular petition

Plural petitions

1. A petition is a written request to change something.
2. A petition is a list of signatures showing support for something or opposition against it.

   Please sign our petition to get a new snack machine in the school cafeteria.

3. A petition is a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something.

   In honor of his memory, a petition has been sent to persuade the Postal Services Stamp Advisory Committee to put Willis Conover on a U.S. postage stamp.

Verb

Plain form petition

Third-person singular petitions

Past tense petitioned

Past participle petitioned

Present participle petitioning

1. To petition for something is to make a request for it, usually in writing.

   You should petition for a shorter work week.

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