English dictionary

petition

/p/I/'t/I//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

noun.communication

Synonyms postulation request

Source: WordNet 3.0
reverent petition to a deity

noun.communication

Synonyms orison prayer

Source: WordNet 3.0
A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer.

noun

Source: webster1913

write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

verb.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication, or application to, as to any branch of the government; as, to <i>petition</i> the court; to <i>petition</i> the governor.

verb

Source: webster1913
To make a petition or solicitation.

verb

Source: webster1913