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
Randell	['rændl]
LuminiȚA	loo-mee-NEE-tsah	Romanian
Anika (1)	AH-nee-kah (German)	German, Dutch, Danish, Slovene
Zsuzsi	-	Hungarian
Eztebe	-	Basque
Deodatus	-	Late Roman