petitioned
Made official request
Petitioned is the past tense of petition, meaning to make a formal request, typically to an authority.
Someone petitions a court, a government, or an official body: They petitioned the city council for a zoning variance.
The word implies earnest appeal rather than casual asking: Residents petitioned to save the historic building from demolition.
Trial venue or sports surface
- appealFormal review request
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
grievance · litigation · tribunal · hearing · filing · motion · injunction · judiciary
Lawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
- constituentsParts of a whole
- representativesThose acting for others
senators · officials · bill · policy · mandate · ordinance · regulation · redress
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- activismDirect effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
reform · rally · movement · cause · coalition · demonstration · mobilization · signatures
court
Trial venue or sports surface
defendant · grievance · litigation · tribunal · hearing · filing · motion · injunction · judiciary · appellate
legislature
Lawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
- constituentsParts of a whole
representatives · senators · officials · bill · policy · mandate · ordinance · regulation · redress · charter
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- activismDirect effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
protest · reform · rally · movement · cause · coalition · demonstration · mobilization · signatures · initiative
- online petitionDigital document seeking signatures
- petition driveOrganized effort collecting signatures
- divorce petitionFormal request to end marriage
- sign the petition
- bankruptcy petitionLegal request for debt relief
- recall petitionDemand to remove elected official