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
Per the complaint, police arrived and asked petitioners to leave, citing their lack of a permit.
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025
If the administrative law judge finds in favor of the petitioners on any of the issues raised, or finds the DNR did not comply with some aspect of state law, then the project can’t move forward unless the DNR modifies the permit.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The legal strategy is based on the argument that neither side is contesting the facts, and that if they are all accepted as true, the law is still on the side of the petitioner – in this case, Baldoni.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The petitioners also question whether the policy, in its vagueness, would survive a Supreme Court challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025
If the administrative law judge finds in favor of the petitioners on any of the issues raised, or finds the DNR did not comply with some aspect of state law, then the project can’t move forward unless the DNR modifies the permit.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The legal strategy is based on the argument that neither side is contesting the facts, and that if they are all accepted as true, the law is still on the side of the petitioner – in this case, Baldoni.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The petitioners also question whether the policy, in its vagueness, would survive a Supreme Court challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
Noun
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His solicitor informed the judge there would be no application for bail at this stage, and that an Arabic interpreter had been booked to assist him during the proceedings, The Irish Times reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The solicitor said key forensic evidence remains pending, writing that most of Dickey’s 40 prior arrests occurred outside his jurisdiction.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The conservative legal group is asking for the total number of FOIA requests the agency receives, how many seek expedited treatment, how many are granted, how many invoke environmental justice as justification, and the identities and affiliations of requesters approved under that provision.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Dec. 2025
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Upon connecting with the link and entering the code, the recipient is presented with a drag-and-drop target for sharing files with the requester.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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 10 Jan. 2026.
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