petition
Example Sentences
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The Long-Term Stock Exchange petitioned the SEC to eliminate the quarterly earnings report requirement, The Wall Street Journal reported in September.
Hundreds protested outside the group's inaugural meeting and a petition calling for the society to disband reached over 18,000 signatures.
From BBC
Some candidates who submitted petitions by the March 4 deadline failed to qualify because some of their signatures were deemed invalid.
From Los Angeles Times
His children, who live in New York, filed a court petition in late January to prevent witnesses to his death from being deported before they could be interviewed.
Ministers have formally rejected a reality TV star's petition for ice rinks to make wearing gloves compulsory for children, but MPs may still debate the issue.
From BBC
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