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View definitions for petitioned

petitioned

adjective as in requested

adjective as in solicited

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He has repeatedly petitioned Newport council to grant him access to Docksway Landfill to search for the missing hard drive.

From BBC

Hadar Aviram, a criminal justice and civil rights professor who petitioned Harris to leave the decision in place, was one of many critics of her stance.

From BBC

Speaking from COP28 in Dubai last year, an annual United Nations climate gathering, she celebrated America’s progress in tackling the climate crisis and petitioned for much more to be done.

From Salon

In response, pro-choice activists successfully petitioned to get a ballot measure into November's election, which would allow Florida residents to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution.

From Salon

When the area was transferred to the Territory of Colorado in 1861, manitos petitioned the federal government to remain part of New Mexico, only to be rebuffed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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