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
Should the Court side with Ames, her victory could ease legal benchmarks for Title VII claims, opening the way for more straight petitioners to allege discrimination.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
Howley led the petition that resulted in the special Town Meeting on the audit, and petitioners appointed Clough to serve on the committee.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: The PREVAIL Act would change the process for challenging patents by requiring petitioners to have standing, either by having been sued or threatened with a patent infringement lawsuit.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
Board member Pamela Escobar, who did not vote for Lancaster, thanked petitioners for sharing their concerns at the meeting.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
Howley led the petition that resulted in the special Town Meeting on the audit, and petitioners appointed Clough to serve on the committee.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: The PREVAIL Act would change the process for challenging patents by requiring petitioners to have standing, either by having been sued or threatened with a patent infringement lawsuit.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
Board member Pamela Escobar, who did not vote for Lancaster, thanked petitioners for sharing their concerns at the meeting.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
Noun
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John haltingly impersonates James, and is immediately pulled into a murder investigation: a top solicitor has been stabbed with an antique letter opener!—
Sarah Larson,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Born and raised in Hong Kong, Yeung studied law in the UK and worked as a solicitor before making two mostly English-language films, Cut Sleeve Boys (2006) and Front Cover (2015).—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, defense officials don't forward Signal messages – meaning FOIA requesters wouldn't be able to see them.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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If someone requests a high-stakes piece of personal information, find out if the requester really needs it.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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