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petitions

/pəˈtɪʃənz/ /piˈtɪʃənz/

Meanings
noun
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.

Examples :

"The students started petitions to ask the principal to change the school lunch menu. "
politics government right law organization

Related Words

Illustration presented

presented verb

/pɹɪˈzɛntɪd/

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

"to present an envoy to the king"

Illustration supplication

supplication noun

/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/

An act of supplicating; a humble request.

"Her voice was filled with supplication as she begged her teacher for extra time on the test. "

Illustration compilation

compilation noun

/kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/

The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

"The compilation of student essays for the anthology took several weeks. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration signatures

signatures noun

/ˈsɪɡnətʃərz/ /ˈsɪɡnətʃʊrz/

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

"The teacher needed parents' signatures on the permission slips before the field trip. "

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

To hold inside.

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

Illustration submitted

submitted verb

/səbˈmɪtɪd/

To yield or give way to another.

"They will not submit to the destruction of their rights."

Illustration requesting

requesting verb

/rɪˈkwɛstɪŋ/ /rəˈkwɛstɪŋ/

To ask for (something).

"I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position."

Illustration organized

organized verb

/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/

To arrange in working order.

"The student organized her notes into different folders so she could study more effectively. "

Illustration principal

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

The power to enforce rules or give orders.

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

Illustration whispered

whispered verb

/ˈwɪspəd/ /ˈhwɪspɚd/

To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.

""The student whispered the answer to his friend during the test so the teacher wouldn't hear." "