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petition 2, verb (oh)



2 v [I and T]
to ask the government or an organization to do something by sending them a petition
petition sb to do sth
::Villagers petitioned the local authority to provide better bus services.
petition against/for
::Residents are petitioning against the new road.
law or formal to make a formal request to someone in authority, to a court of law, or to God
petition for
::More and more couples are petitioning for divorce .