petition signing

Adding your name

Petition signing is the act of adding one's name to a formal document requesting action from an authority—typically a government body, corporation, or institution.

The practice has moved largely online, where clicking to add your name to digital petitions has become a common form of low-effort political participation: She spent her lunch break petition signing for environmental causes.

Related

town square · campaign · grassroots · advocate · get involved · online · change · protest · democracy · voice · urgent · collect · doorstep · volunteer · movement · demand · public pressure · support

Opposites
civic engagement stance

petition signingpolitical apathy

Indifference to governance

abstaining · doing nothing · sitting out · non-participation · indifference

formality of political action

petition signingvoting

Formally registering a choice

running for office · jury duty

civic engagement/disengagement

petition signingpolitical apathy

Indifference to governance

abstention · staying home · silence · inaction · non-participation

Family

petition, signing, petitions, petitioner, petitioners, petitioned, petitioning, sign, signs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G