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petition
Noun
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A petition is a written request to change something.
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A petition is a list of signatures showing support for something or opposition against it.
Please sign our petition to get a new snack machine in the school cafeteria.
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A petition is a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something.
In honor of his memory, a petition has been sent to persuade the Postal Services Stamp Advisory Committee to put Willis Conover on a U.S. postage stamp.refhttps://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/willis-conover-voice-of-jazz/2955876.html/ref
petition
Verb
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To petition for something is to make a request for it, usually in writing.
You should petition for a shorter work week.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
bankruptcy
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noun
a state of complete lack of some abstract property
spiritual bankruptcy
moral bankruptcy
intellectual bankruptcy
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noun
(= failure)
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
the company had to declare bankruptcy
fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
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noun
a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent