# petitioning

Pronunciation: say "puh-TISH-uh-ning" /pəˈtɪʃ.ən.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of making a formal appeal or request to an authority, usually asking it to act on or change something.
   - Simple: The act of formally asking a leader or group in power to do or change something.
   - _Years of petitioning by local residents eventually forced the factory to install filters._
   - _Her petitioning of the board led to a formal review of the policy._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of petition. — present participle and gerund of petition
   - Simple: Present participle of petition. Use this form when the act of asking is happening now or named as a thing.
   - _The union is petitioning management for safer working conditions._
   - _Petitioning for clemency, the family gathered thousands of signatures._

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