petition
Example Sentences
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Worse yet, SoCalGas and two other utilities just petitioned state regulators to skip pilot projects altogether.
From Los Angeles Times
“You have the right to speak out, hand out flyers and petitions and wear expressive clothing in school — as long as you don’t disrupt the functioning of the school or violate the school’s content-neutral policies.”
From Los Angeles Times
But MPs are aware that parents fear any erosion of legal rights, with an active campaign underway called Save Our Children's Rights petitioning the government.
From BBC
Online petitions urging school boards to drop Lifetouch have also appeared.
From Salon
At one point, guns being kept in the residence were taken by police and later given back when someone living there petitioned for them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
