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
Pierino	pye-REE-no	Italian
Pua	-	Hawaiian
RÓIsÍN	ROSH-een	Irish
Comfort	KUM-fərt	English (Rare)
Shivali	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
King	KING	English