petition for

petition someone or something for something

to make a formal request of someone or a group for something. They petitioned us for an end to the stringent dress code. We had to petition the upper administration for a revision in the policy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Olav	-	Norwegian, Danish
Alfons	AHL-fawns (German, Dutch, Polish)	German, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Beavis	BEE-vis	Popular Culture
Anisa	-	Arabic, Indonesian
Buckley	['bʌkli]
Dicun	-	Medieval English