as in solicitor
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the lottery winner was beset by a horde of petitioners, all of whom thought that they were most deserving of his charity
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Recent Examples of petitioner
The petitioners, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, argued that the ruling discriminates against St. Isidore and violates constitutional protections for religious freedom, citing recent Supreme Court precedents like Carson v. Makin.
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
Parker said the city is waiting for the petitioners’ response.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The petitioner has attested under penalty of perjury to the accuracy of its claims and has a substantial interest in enforcing its rights.
—Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
The Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, but in November 2024, Pakistan introduced restrictions that would mean a person born in Pakistan, to be a citizen, had to either have a parent who was a citizen or permanent resident, or reside in Pakistan for a decade after their birth.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
Parker said the city is waiting for the petitioners’ response.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The petitioner has attested under penalty of perjury to the accuracy of its claims and has a substantial interest in enforcing its rights.
—Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
The Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, but in November 2024, Pakistan introduced restrictions that would mean a person born in Pakistan, to be a citizen, had to either have a parent who was a citizen or permanent resident, or reside in Pakistan for a decade after their birth.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
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City solicitor Renee Garcia — Parker's appointee to lead the law department — filed the lien, demanding repayment plus any expenses and attorney fees incurred in pursuing the debt.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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City’s explanation is that decision, and the case as a whole, fell into the remit of the solicitors representing the company’s insurers rather than the club itself.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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By 2018, Google had received almost 2.4 million URL removal requests from 400,000 requesters; 43% of requests were approved.—
Joe Hindy,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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The requester sought for the book to be moved from the children’s section to an adult section.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.—
Teju Cole,
New York Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.—
Hannah Edgar,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Aug. 2021
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“Petitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioner. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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