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
Acland	['æklənd]
Valeriya	vah-LYE-ree-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Dmitrei	-	Medieval Slavic
Faridoon	-	Persian
Maytal	-	Hebrew
Floy	[flɔi]