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(pətɪʃən)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense petitions, present participle petitioning, past tense, past participle petitioned
1. countable noun
A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
Synonyms: appeal, round robin, list of signatures More Synonyms of petition
2. countable noun
A petition is a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.
[law]
His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped.
The court rejected their petition.
3. verb
If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
[formal, law]
...couples petitioning for divorce. [VERB + for]
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed. [VERB noun]
Twenty-five of his supporters petitioned him to restore the monarchy. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
She's petitioning to regain custody of the child. [VERB to-infinitive]
Synonyms: appeal, press, plead, call (upon) More Synonyms of petition
More Synonyms of petition

petition in British English

(pɪˈtɪʃən)
noun
1. 
a document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority
2. 
any formal request to a higher authority or deity; entreaty
3.  law
a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action
a petition for divorce
4. 
the action of petitioning
verb
5. (transitive)
to address or present a petition to (a person in authority, government, etc)
to petition Parliament
6. (intransitive; foll by for)
to seek by petition
to petition for a change in the law
Derived forms
petitionary (peˈtitionary)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Latin petītiō, from petere to seek

petition in American English

(pəˈtɪʃən)
noun
1. 
a solemn, earnest supplication or request to a superior or deity or to a person or group in authority; prayer or entreaty
2. 
a formal writing or document embodying such a request, addressed to a specific person or group and often signed by a numberof petitioners
3. 
something that is asked or entreated
to grant a petition
4.  Law
a written formal request or plea in which specific court action is asked for
a petition for rehearing
verb transitive
5. 
to address a petition to; ask formally or earnestly
6. 
to ask for; solicit
verb intransitive
7. 
to make a petition
SIMILAR WORDS:  apˈpeal
Derived forms
petitionary (peˈtitionˌary)
adjective
petitioner (peˈtitioner)
noun
Word origin
OFr < L petitio (gen. petitionis) < petere, to seek, rush at, fall: see feather

Examples of 'petition' in a sentence
petition

Now we have the online petitions form.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Nearly 800,000 people signed petitions calling for the pair to receive a harsher punishment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than 150,000 people signed the petition to save the club.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than 100,000 people signed a petition calling for his conviction to be quashed.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Almost 50,000 people signed a petition to that effect.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
In Torquay more than 25,000 people signed a petition opposed to the cull.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than a quarter of a million people signed a petition that was delivered to Downing Street last month demanding that the fees be banned.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or cut out the petition form below and send it to the address given.
The Sun (2006)
The right to petition the court should count.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She wrote on the petition website change.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The charges have been denied in a petition to the court.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
His comments prompted complaints on social media and a petition on change.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There have been demonstrations against the change and a petition has been signed by more than a thousand university staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Answers on a divorce petition please.
The Sun (2015)
Now they'll have no choice if enough people sign a petition and councillors agree.
The Sun (2014)
Then they will deliver an online petition to the Government asking for laws to make bullying illegal.
The Sun (2010)
Back the bid - fill in and send off the petition form on the left.
The Sun (2011)
More than 175,000 people petitioned for his release.
Christianity Today (2000)
You need to fill in a divorce petition, giving her last known address.
The Sun (2014)
People can sign the Government petition calling for an end to this.
The Sun (2014)
More than 160,000 people signed a petition opposing his return.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
IT'S a brilliant idea to petition the Government.
The Sun (2011)
Delhi high court rejected a petition on Friday to extend his sentence.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Three quarters of all people who petitioned for bankruptcy last year did so voluntarily, new figures show.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
To join our campaign, simply fill in the petition form on this page and post it to our offices.
The Sun (2009)
She has set up an online petition urging the Government to make it illegal for firms to force women to wear high heels to work.
The Sun (2016)
The car owners' group had submitted petitions with 80,000 signatures against the increase.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
An example of a petition form is presented in Exhibit 14.4.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)

In other languages
petition

British English: petition /pɪˈtɪʃən/ NOUN
A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks for some official action to be taken.
We presented the government with a petition signed by 4500 people.
  • American English: petition
  • Arabic: الْتِمَاسٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: petição
  • Chinese: 请愿
  • Croatian: peticija
  • Czech: petice
  • Danish: appel
  • Dutch: petitie
  • European Spanish: petición
  • Finnish: anomus
  • French: pétition
  • German: Unterschriftenliste
  • Greek: προσφυγή
  • Italian: petizione
  • Japanese: 嘆願書
  • Korean: 진정서
  • Norwegian: begjæring
  • Polish: petycja
  • European Portuguese: petição
  • Romanian: petiție
  • Russian: петиция
  • Latin American Spanish: petición
  • Swedish: namninsamling
  • Thai: การร้องเรียน
  • Turkish: dilekçe
  • Ukrainian: петиція
  • Vietnamese: đơn yêu cầu
British English: petition VERB
If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
...couples petitioning for divorce.
He petitioned the court to let him go free.
  • American English: petition
  • Brazilian Portuguese: peticionar
  • Chinese: 正式请求
  • European Spanish: presentar una demanda
  • French: pétitionner
  • German: ersuchen
  • Italian: fare domanda a
  • Japanese: 申立てる
  • Korean: 청원하다
  • European Portuguese: peticionar
  • Latin American Spanish: presentar una demanda

Chinese translation of 'petition'

petition

(pəˈtɪʃən)

n (c)

  1. (= signed document) 请(請)愿(願)书(書) (qǐngyuànshū) (份, fèn)
  2. (Law) 诉(訴)状(狀) (sùzhuàng) (份, fèn)

vt

  1. (Law) 请(請)愿(願) (qǐngyuàn)

vi

  1. (Law)
    to petition for divorce 起诉(訴)离(離)婚 (qǐsù líhūn)
to petition to do sth 申请(請)做某事 (shēnqǐng zuò mǒushì)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority
We presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
Synonyms
appeal
round robin
list of signatures
2 (noun) 
Definition
a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action
a humble petition to Saint Anthony
Synonyms
entreaty
They have resisted all entreaties to pledge their support for the campaign.
appeal
The government issued a last-minute appeal to him to return.
address
suit
application
His application for membership was rejected.
request
They agreed to his request for help.
prayer
Say a quick prayer I don't get caught in traffic.
plea
an impassioned plea to mankind to act to save the planet
invocation
an invocation for divine guidance
solicitation
supplication (formal)
He raised his arms in a gesture of supplication.
(verb) 
Definition
to address or present a petition to (a government or to someone in authority)
She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business.
Synonyms
appeal
The UN has appealed for help from the international community.
press
The trade unions are pressing him to stand firm.
plead
He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy.
call (upon)
ask
We had to ask him to leave.
urge
They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme.
sue
He realized that suing for peace was the only option.
pray
They prayed for help.
beg
I begged him to come back to England with me.
crave (informal)
If I may crave your lordship's indulgence, I would like to consult my client.
solicit
She was soliciting a donation from a rich tycoon.
beseech
She beseeched him to take more exercise.
entreat
They entreated the audience to stay calm.
adjure
supplicate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adjure
Definition
to appeal earnestly to someone
Synonyms
beg,
appeal to,
pray,
invoke,
implore,
beseech,
entreat,
supplicate
in the sense of application
Definition
a formal request, for example for a job
His application for membership was rejected.
Synonyms
request,
claim,
demand,
appeal,
suit,
inquiry,
plea,
petition,
requisition,
solicitation
in the sense of ask
We had to ask him to leave.
Synonyms
request,
apply to,
appeal to,
plead with,
demand,
urge,
sue,
pray,
beg,
petition,
crave (informal),
solicit,
implore,
enjoin,
beseech,
entreat,
supplicate

Synonyms of 'petition'

petition

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of beg
Definition
to ask formally, humbly, or earnestly
I begged him to come back to England with me.
Synonyms
implore,
plead with,
beseech,
desire (formal),
request,
pray,
petition,
conjure (formal),
crave (informal),
solicit,
entreat,
importune (formal),
supplicate,
go on bended knee to
in the sense of beseech
Definition
to ask earnestly
She beseeched him to take more exercise.
Synonyms
beg,
ask,
petition,
call upon,
plead with,
solicit,
implore,
entreat,
importune (formal),
adjure,
supplicate,
pray
in the sense of crave
Definition
to beg or plead for
If I may crave your lordship's indulgence, I would like to consult my client.
Synonyms
beg,
ask for,
seek,
petition,
pray for,
plead for,
solicit,
implore,
beseech,
entreat,
supplicate
in the sense of entreat
Definition
to ask (someone) earnestly to do something
They entreated the audience to stay calm.
Synonyms
beg,
ask,
appeal to,
petition,
pray to,
conjure (formal),
request,
plead with,
exhort (formal),
implore,
enjoin,
beseech,
importune (formal),
ask earnestly,
supplicate
in the sense of invocation
Definition
the act of invoking
an invocation for divine guidance
Synonyms
appeal,
request,
petition,
beseeching,
solicitation,
entreaty
in the sense of plea
Definition
an emotional appeal
an impassioned plea to mankind to act to save the planet
Synonyms
appeal,
request,
suit,
prayer,
begging,
petition,
overture,
entreaty,
intercession,
supplication (formal)
in the sense of plead
Definition
to ask with deep feeling
He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy.
Synonyms
appeal,
ask,
request,
beg,
petition,
crave (informal),
solicit,
implore,
beseech,
entreat,
importune (formal),
supplicate
in the sense of pray
Definition
to ask earnestly
They prayed for help.
Synonyms
beg,
ask,
plead,
petition,
urge,
request,
sue,
crave (informal),
invoke,
call upon,
cry,
solicit,
implore,
beseech,
entreat,
importune (formal),
adjure,
supplicate
in the sense of prayer
Definition
an earnest request
Say a quick prayer I don't get caught in traffic.
Synonyms
plea,
appeal,
suit,
request,
petition,
entreaty,
supplication (formal)
in the sense of press
Definition
to force or compel
The trade unions are pressing him to stand firm.
Synonyms
urge,
force,
beg,
petition,
sue,
enforce,
insist on,
compel,
constrain,
exhort (formal),
implore,
enjoin,
pressurize,
entreat,
importune (formal),
supplicate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of request
Definition
the act or an instance of asking for something
They agreed to his request for help.
Synonyms
appeal,
call,
demand,
plea,
desire,
application,
prayer,
petition,
requisition,
solicitation,
entreaty,
supplication (formal),
suit
in the sense of solicit
She was soliciting a donation from a rich tycoon.
Synonyms
appeal to,
ask,
call on,
lobby,
press,
beg,
petition,
plead with,
implore,
beseech,
entreat,
importune (formal),
supplicate
in the sense of sue
He realized that suing for peace was the only option.
Synonyms
appeal for,
plead,
beg,
petition,
solicit,
beseech,
entreat,
supplicate
in the sense of supplication
Definition
a humble request for help
He raised his arms in a gesture of supplication.
Synonyms
plea,
appeal,
prayer,
pleading,
request,
petition,
invocation,
solicitation,
entreaty
in the sense of urge
Definition
to plead with or press someone to do something
They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme.
Synonyms
beg,
appeal to,
exhort (formal),
press,
prompt,
plead,
put pressure on,
lean on,
solicit,
goad,
implore,
enjoin,
beseech,
pressurize,
entreat,
twist someone's arm (informal),
put the heat on (informal),
put the screws on (informal)
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