Petitioning

Synonyms for "petitioning" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

advocacy appeal appealing

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

campaigning entreaty lobbying petition

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)

petitionary petitions plea request requestingseek reliefsolicit

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

action advocacy appeal campaign communicationformal actionjudicial requestlegal actionmobilizationpolitical activityprocedure process request

More specific

11 entries

advocacy campaignfunding petitiongrassroots petitioninginjunction petitionpetition drivepetitioning activitypetitioning processpolicy petitionrelief petitionsignature collectionwrit petition

Collocations

16 entries

campaign of petitioningcivic petitioncourt petitionformal petitioningfunding petitionmass petitioningonline petitionorganized petitioningpetition campaignpetition drivepetitioning activitypetitioning processpetitioning rightspolicy petitionright to petitionsignature collection

Inflections

5 entries

more petitioningmost petitioningpetitioned petitionings petitions

Derivations

5 entries

petition petitionable petitionary petitioner petitioningly

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Emrich worries that mounting bee colony losses mean he can't wait that long, so he and his fellow beekeepers are petitioning county and state governments, calling for local rules to restrict home and garden use of common bug killers, rose and flower treatments, and grub controls.

Source: tatoeba (10986376)

They would have turned her forth, I think, but for my own poor petitionings, unceasing in her behalf.

Source: wiktionary

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