Petition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

reverent petition to a deity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pətˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pətˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pətˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pətˈɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

orison postulation request prayer

Parts of Speech

noun	a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
noun	reverent petition to a deity
verb	write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

Word Forms

request	verb	ask (a person) to do something
petitionary	adjective	of the nature of or expressing a petition
petition	verb	write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
pray	verb	address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
petition	noun	a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
petitioner	noun	someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pétition

un message formel demandant quelque chose qui est soumis à une autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

petición

un mensaje formal solicitando algo que se envía a una autoridad

🇮🇹Italian

petizione

un messaggio formale che richiede qualcosa che viene sottoposto a un'autorità

🇳🇱Dutch

verzoekschrift

een formeel bericht waarin om iets wordt gevraagd en dat aan een autoriteit wordt voorgelegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

petição

uma mensagem formal solicitando algo que é submetido a uma autoridade

🇷🇺Russian

петиция

официальное сообщение с просьбой о чем-либо, которое передается в орган власти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

याचिका

किसी चीज़ का अनुरोध करने वाला एक औपचारिक संदेश जो किसी प्राधिकारी को प्रस्तुत किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আবেদন

একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক বার্তা এমন কিছু অনুরোধ করে যা একটি কর্তৃপক্ষের কাছে জমা দেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மனு

ஒரு அதிகாரத்திற்கு சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட்ட ஒன்றைக் கோரும் முறையான செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

పిటిషన్

అధికారానికి సమర్పించబడిన దానిని అభ్యర్థిస్తూ అధికారిక సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

याचिका

अधिकृत संदेशाची विनंती करणारा औपचारिक संदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અરજી

એક ઔપચારિક સંદેશ જે કોઈ સત્તાધિકારીને સબમિટ કરવામાં આવે છે તેની વિનંતી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವಿ

ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾದ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ವಿನಂತಿಸುವ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിവേദനം

ഒരു അതോറിറ്റിക്ക് സമർപ്പിച്ച എന്തെങ്കിലും അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഔപചാരിക സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਟੀਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਂਪਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

درخواست

ایک باضابطہ پیغام جس میں کسی ایسی چیز کی درخواست کی جاتی ہے جو کسی اتھارٹی کو پیش کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

请愿

请求提交给权威机构的正式消息

🇯🇵Japanese

嘆願書

当局に提出されるものを要求する正式なメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

청원

기관에 제출할 것을 요청하는 공식적인 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đơn kiến nghị

một thông điệp chính thức yêu cầu một cái gì đó được gửi đến cơ quan có thẩm quyền

🇹🇭Thai

คำร้อง

ข้อความอย่างเป็นทางการขอบางสิ่งบางอย่างที่ถูกส่งไปยังหน่วยงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

permohonan

pesan formal yang meminta sesuatu yang diserahkan kepada otoritas

🇵🇭Filipino

petisyon

isang pormal na mensahe na humihiling ng isang bagay na isinumite sa isang awtoridad

🇲🇾Malay

petisyen

mesej rasmi yang meminta sesuatu yang diserahkan kepada pihak berkuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التماس

رسالة رسمية تطلب تقديم شيء إلى السلطة

🇮🇷Persian

دادخواست

یک پیام رسمی درخواست چیزی که به یک مقام ارائه شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

dilekçe

bir otoriteye gönderilen bir şeyi talep eden resmi bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַעֲתוֹר

הודעה רשמית המבקשת משהו שמוגש לרשות

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