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
Celyn	-	Welsh
Cassarah	kə-SER-ə, KAS-ə-rə	English (Rare)
JustÝNa	-	Czech
Jacobus	yah-KO-bus (Dutch)	Dutch, Late Roman
Zavanna	zə-VAN-ə	English (Rare)
Sigsteinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian