petition
nounmasculine/ɐbɐjʃuɐsiˈnaðu/medium
a·bai·xo-as·si·na·do
Definition
Document with multiple signatures, usually to present a complaint, petition, or protest to an authority.
Residents collected signatures for a petition against the closure of the health centre.
The petition was delivered to the town council with over a thousand signatures.
Common collocations
organize a petitionsign a petitiondeliver a petition
Etymology
Locução substantivada de "abaixo" (interjeição) + "assinado" (particípio).