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petition
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
.”
