0 a document signed by a lot of people to show they want or support sth -- pétition [ feminine ]
They signed a petition asking for an end to the war. Ils ont signé une pétition demandant qu’on mette fin à la guerre.
1 to ask for sth to be done by presenting a petition to the people who can do it -- faire une pétition
2 a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people -- pétition
She asked me to sign the petition.
3 to make such a request -- adresser une pétition à
They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.
It is important that we deal with these health problems, in response to this citizen’s petition, relating to the discriminatory treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Sadly, the citizens have acted before the legislators and the petition arrived before the rules of procedure, which will make the citizens' initiative operative in early 2012, had been defined.
The second objection concerns the possibility of falsification, that is, if a petition is sent in by electronic mail, it is possible to sign it with a false name.
Privacy relates to the petitioner's name and personal details, while confidentiality relates to the subject of the petition.
Legal matters aside, the petition on which the report is based raises some important points.
We have received a petition from a number of bird protection associations with a combined membership of several hundred thousand individuals.
