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
Audrey	AWD-ree	English
Ottomar	-	German
Andria	-	Georgian, Corsican
Pauline	['pɔ:lain]
Bede	BEED (English)	History
Layton	['leitn]