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petition

noun as in appeal, plea

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verb as in plead, appeal for

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More than 1,000 people have now signed a petition on the council's website calling on it to "honour its promise" and "rebuild the school."

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A petition on Parliament's website has reached well over a million signatures.

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The group submitted a 400-page legal petition to the Foreign Office earlier this month seeking an official apology and reparations from the UK.

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A petition calling for a ban on brick walls around football pitches has received more than 4,000 signatures.

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A petition calling for a ban on brick walls around football pitches has received more than 2,300 signatures.

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