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- DictionaryPe·ti·tion/pəˈtiSHən/
noun
- 1. a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause: "she was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields"
verb
- 1. make or present a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause: "Americans who moved west petitioned Congress for admission to the Union as states"