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petition
noun
a
written
request
signed
by
many
people
asking
someone
in
authority
to
do
or
change
something
•
Thousands
of
residents
added
their
names
to
the
petition
demanding
better
public
transport
in
the
city
.
Thousands
of
residents
added
their
names
to
the
petition
demanding
better
public
transport
in
the
city
.
•
The
online
petition
reached
one
million
signatures
within
a
week
.
The
online
petition
reached
one
million
signatures
within
a
week
.
From
Latin
petitio
“
a
request
,
solicitation
,”
from
petere
“
to
seek
,
ask
.”
verb
to
formally
ask
an
authority
for
something
,
especially
in
writing
,
often
gathering
signatures
to
support
the
request
•
Residents
plan
to
petition
the
mayor
to
fix
the
broken
streetlights
.
Residents
plan
to
petition
the
mayor
to
fix
the
broken
streetlights
.
•
They
have
petitioned
the
court
for
a
retrial
.
They
have
petitioned
the
court
for
a
retrial
.
From
Middle
English
petitounen
,
from
Old
French
peticionner
,
based
on
Latin
petere
“
to
seek
.”
noun
a
formal
document
submitted
to
a
court
asking
for
a
legal
decision
or
order
•
The
lawyer
filed
a
petition
for
bankruptcy
on
behalf
of
her
client
.
The
lawyer
filed
a
petition
for
bankruptcy
on
behalf
of
her
client
.
•
The
defense
submitted
a
petition
to
dismiss
the
charges
.
The
defense
submitted
a
petition
to
dismiss
the
charges
.
From
Latin
petitio
“
a
request
,”
entering
English
legal
vocabulary
via
Anglo-French
petition
.
noun
a
sincere
prayer
or
earnest
request
made
to
a
deity
or
higher
power
•
The
congregation
offered
a
silent
petition
for
peace
.
The
congregation
offered
a
silent
petition
for
peace
.
•
Her
nightly
petitions
gave
her
comfort
during
hard
times
.
Her
nightly
petitions
gave
her
comfort
during
hard
times
.
Sense
developed
from
Latin
petitio
through
Middle
English
,
extending
“
request
”
to
spiritual
appeals
.
competition
noun
a
contest
or
event
in
which
people
or
teams
try
to
win
a
prize
•
Maria
entered
a
cooking
competition
at
the
local
fair
.
Maria
entered
a
cooking
competition
at
the
local
fair
.
•
The
city
hosts
an
annual
music
competition
for
young
talent
.
The
city
hosts
an
annual
music
competition
for
young
talent
.
noun
the
activity
or
situation
of
trying
to
be
better
than
other
people
or
groups
in
order
to
win
or
get
something
you
want
•
Our
company
faces
tough
competition
from
overseas
brands
.
Our
company
faces
tough
competition
from
overseas
brands
.
•
There
is
friendly
competition
between
the
two
sisters
when
they
play
chess
after
school
.
There
is
friendly
competition
between
the
two
sisters
when
they
play
chess
after
school
.
Borrowed
in
the
early
1600s
from
Latin
competitio
“
rivalry
,
contest
,”
from
competere
“
to
strive
together
.”
noun
the
people
or
groups
you
are
trying
to
beat
in
a
contest
,
business
,
or
other
activity
•
The
competition
was
well
prepared
,
so
we
had
to
work
hard
to
stand
out
.
The
competition
was
well
prepared
,
so
we
had
to
work
hard
to
stand
out
.
•
She
studied
the
competition
before
launching
her
product
online
.
She
studied
the
competition
before
launching
her
product
online
.
noun
the
struggle
between
living
things
for
the
same
limited
resources
such
as
food
,
water
,
or
space
•
In
the
forest
,
there
is
intense
competition
for
sunlight
among
tall
trees
.
In
the
forest
,
there
is
intense
competition
for
sunlight
among
tall
trees
.
•
The
introduction
of
rabbits
increased
competition
for
grass
with
native
species
.
The
introduction
of
rabbits
increased
competition
for
grass
with
native
species
.
