Petitioner Meaning
/pəˈtɪʃənɚ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone who presents a petition to a court.
nounSomeone who presents a petition to some person in authority.
Sentence Examples
The petitioner stood before the judge.
She was a petitioner for social change.
The petitioner submitted the formal request to the court.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Each ____ signed their name at the bottom of the document to show support.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ argued that the new law violated her constitutional right to freedom of expression.
Word Origin & History
From petition + -er. Doublet of petitionary.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Supreme Court said Monday that unanimous jury verdicts are required in state criminal trials for serious offenses, handing a victory to criminal defendants including petitioner Evangelisto Ramos, who was convicted of murder in Louisiana on a 10-2 vote. […] In court, a lawyer for Louisiana argued that if the Supreme Court were to rule in favor of Ramos the ruling could apply to some 32,000 people that are currently serving time for serious crimes because thousands of petitioners would come to the court demanding relief."
— 2020 April 20, Ariane de Vogue, “Supreme Court says unanimous jury verdicts required in state criminal trials for serious offenses”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2021:
"Ethel was in mourning: they had judged it the most fitting habit for a petitioner; it was certainly one most becoming to the wearer."
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 229–230:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Each ____ signed their name at the bottom of the document to show support.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ argued that the new law violated her constitutional right to freedom of expression.