Definition of Petition
Petition
pe·ti·tion
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(noun)
A formal request or appeal to an authority or organization.
e.g. The community submitted a petition to the city council to save the park.
(verb)
to make a formal request to an authority;
e.g. The petitioned the county officials to allow them to renovate the abandoned building.
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