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 ruling is a setback for Arkansas medical marijuana petitioners aiming to expand access for qualified patients.
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In order to win the money, petitioners have to be a registered voter from one of the following battleground states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Shannon Eddy, executive director of the Large-Scale Solar Assn., who supported exploring listing the owls, said the petitioners made unsubstantiated claims about the effect of solar projects on the species.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states
The Democratic National Committee as an intervener in the case also countered the Republican petitioners.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In order to win the money, petitioners have to be a registered voter from one of the following battleground states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Shannon Eddy, executive director of the Large-Scale Solar Assn., who supported exploring listing the owls, said the petitioners made unsubstantiated claims about the effect of solar projects on the species.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states
The Democratic National Committee as an intervener in the case also countered the Republican petitioners.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioner
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In Cambria County outside Pittsburgh, there were reports of malfunctions with voting machines that the county solicitor confirmed was the result of a software glitch.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Two members of the victims' family also watched along with solicitor Barry Barnette, who was on the prosecution team that convicted Moore.JEFFREY COLLINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Records relating to the investigation will be released to requesters once the investigation has concluded, Ashby has said.Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
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The most frequent of the three requesters, Aamot, whose online bio describes him as a former psychological operations planner with the Army’s Special Operations Command, submitted some FOIAs on behalf of the Heritage Foundation and others for the Daily Signal.Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 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 24 Nov. 2024.
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