as in solicitor
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the lottery winner was beset by a horde of petitioners, all of whom thought that they were most deserving of his charity
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Recent Examples of petitioner
The organization represents petitioners in both cases.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2024
The Tennessee Star and its editor-in-chief Michael Leahy are part of a group of petitioners that sued seeking access to several records held by police in relation to the mass shooting, including writings found in the shooter’s car and home.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2024
The filing named Frozen Moments, LLC as the petitioner.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Dalton had already ruled that way in September, at which point the petitioners submitted their applications to regain their rights to vote, according to their attorney Keeda J. Haynes.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2024
The Tennessee Star and its editor-in-chief Michael Leahy are part of a group of petitioners that sued seeking access to several records held by police in relation to the mass shooting, including writings found in the shooter’s car and home.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2024
The filing named Frozen Moments, LLC as the petitioner.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Dalton had already ruled that way in September, at which point the petitioners submitted their applications to regain their rights to vote, according to their attorney Keeda J. Haynes.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
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State of play: City solicitor Renee Garcia said at the hearing that her office is still assessing Trump's executive orders to understand which ones could apply to Philadelphia.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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Stormzy’s solicitor Peter Csemiczky said that his client accepted responsibility for the offenses and apologized.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
2 Jan. 2025
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This concept was refined into the platform’s current form, a place where meeting requesters and business influencers could connect and give back to the world after a productive conversation.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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If a platform is unable to determine whether the request was made by a qualified user, the company must notify the requester that additional information is required to authenticate their request.—
Alison Cross,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2024
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.—
Teju Cole,
New York Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.—
Hannah Edgar,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Aug. 2021
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“Petitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioner. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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