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petition
verbs
sign a petition
• Five hundred villagers have signed the petition.
draw up a petition
(= prepare one )
• They are drawing up a petition which will be presented to the Archbishop.
organize a petition
• Local residents organized a petition against the closure of the library.
present/deliver a petition
• A group of pensioners went to London to present the petition.
a petition calling for something/demanding something
• A petition calling for an inquiry was signed by 15,118 people.
a petition opposing something
• 458 local people signed a petition opposing the move.
petition + NOUN
a petition drive
American English (= an attempt to get a lot of people to sign a petition )
• More than 20,000 signatures were gathered by the petition drive.
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noun ADJ. bankruptcy, divorce | protest VERB + PETITION sign | deliver, file, present, send, submit | draw up, get up, launch, organize, raise | support | hear The petition will be heard tomorrow. | grant Her petition for divorce was granted. | dismiss, oppose, reject The district court has opposed the petition by the local electricity company. PETITION + VERB call for sth, demand sth, urge sth | oppose sth The petition opposes the closures. | support sth The petition supports the scheme to rebuild the road. PREP. ~ against We're getting up a petition against the proposed building plans. | ~ by/from a petition by local residents | ~ for Local government supports the petition for a new hospital. | ~ in favour of a petition in favour of reform
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