English Dictionary

petition

IPA（発音記号）

/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

名詞

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

日本語の意味

（公的機関や組織に対して提出される）正式な書面による請願、陳情、要請

The community presented a petition to the city council calling for safer pedestrian crossings.

地域住民は、歩行者の横断をより安全にするよう求める多数の署名が添えられた請願書を市議会に提出した。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.

We're looking to get 10,000 people to sign the petition to have the bird colony given legal protection.

意味（3）

(law) A formal written request for judicial action.

意味（4）

A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.

A house of prayer and petition for thy people.

petitions （ plural ）