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petition

🇬🇧 UK/pəˈtɪʃn/🇺🇸 US/pi'tiʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

A formal written request, often signed by many people, addressed to an authority; a prayer or supplication.

请愿书,联名申请书;祈求

v.

To make a formal written request to a person or authority.

请愿,正式申请

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
petseek, aim, strive
+
itionact, process, state
=petition

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Over a million people signed the petition against the new tax.

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