petitionnounfeminine/pɨ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w/mediumpe·ti·çãoPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA formal request to an authority for a specific action.They submitted a petition to the government.The petition gathered thousands of signatures.synrequestappealEtymologyDo latim 'petitio'Related wordspeticionarpeticionáriopeticionamento