Thesaurus results for PETITIONER

petitioner

noun

pə-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər

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 law, which takes effect July 1, will require courts to keep records of petitions for a legal name change from public view if the petitioner is younger than 18 at the time of filing. —

Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Going back to January 2021, local judges have sided with petitioners in only 6% of cases. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 Instead of having 20 days to get signatures from 5% of the total number of people registered to vote in the school district, the bill would give petitioners 40 days to collect signatures from either 5% of people who voted in the last school district election, or 50 voters, whichever is greater. —

Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 25 Feb. 2026 If lawmakers don’t address the measures by then, petitioners must collect 12,429 more signatures and file them with the Secretary of State by July 1 to make it onto the Nov. 3 ballot. —

State House News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for petitioner

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But the long-running saga involving the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors took an unexpected turn this week when the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
After the rogue’s gallery is introduced early on, nearly everyone except for Tim, Elliot, and Rebecca fades into the background, although delightfully, Emma Thompson nails her brief comedic role as a brusque solicitor handling George’s last will and testament.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 May 2026