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
While welcoming the sales tax proposal, Omer, the petitioner in the legal case, and Khan, who is representing her, are pressing for the complete eradication of the entire taxation regime surrounding menstrual items, including additional levies on raw materials used to make sanitary pads.
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
George Santos, Dinesh D’Souza, Michael Flynn, Lil Wayne, Conrad Black, Roger Stone, Rod Blagojevich—there has been no shortage of talent eager to engage with the clemency process, and desperate petitioners would likely be willing to compete.
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Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
San Jose and San Francisco are among the top three cities for H-1B petitioners, according to a report by the American Immigration Council.
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Haley Parsley
june 8,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Using the pardon power afforded him under the Constitution, President Eisenhower commuted the defendant-petitioner’s sentence from death to life imprisonment, subject to the condition that the defendant would not be eligible for parole.
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Robert Radick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
George Santos, Dinesh D’Souza, Michael Flynn, Lil Wayne, Conrad Black, Roger Stone, Rod Blagojevich—there has been no shortage of talent eager to engage with the clemency process, and desperate petitioners would likely be willing to compete.
—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
San Jose and San Francisco are among the top three cities for H-1B petitioners, according to a report by the American Immigration Council.
—
Haley Parsley
june 8,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Using the pardon power afforded him under the Constitution, President Eisenhower commuted the defendant-petitioner’s sentence from death to life imprisonment, subject to the condition that the defendant would not be eligible for parole.
—
Robert Radick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
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There are also entertaining recollections of how Cameron joined the band (after Thayil saved him from a Scientologist solicitor) and how Shepherd was especially coveted by Cornell because the bassist was from Bainbridge, Washington, just like Cornell’s beloved roommate Andy Wood.
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Review your shareholder agreement with a corporate solicitor.
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This is the only option available if a requester wants an autopsy report that was produced during the current calendar year.
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In Lexington, a school employee was caught discussing whether production costs could be inflated in hopes that a requester would give up.
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
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So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.
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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.
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.
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“Petitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioner. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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