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: one who makes, submits, or signs a petition.

1. transitive : to make a request to (someone) especially : to make a formal written request to (an authority) His people petitioned the government for permission to use the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

A petitioner is a person who presents or signs a petition. 2. countable noun. A petitioner is a person who brings a legal case to a court of law.

Petitioner: A U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident family member or employer (or the employer's agent) who files a family-based or employment-based immigrant visa petition with USCIS. Applicant: A foreign citizen who is applying for a nonimmigrant or immigrant U.S. visa.

"Petitioner" refers to the party who petitioned the Supreme Court to review the case. This party is variously known as the petitioner or the appellant. "Respondent" refers to the party being sued or tried and is also known as the appellee.

We have heard from all the petitioners of the disasters suffered by individuals. An appropriate response was made in this case, which the petitioners have duly acknowledged.

Petitioner. – One who submits a petition to the Tribunal for the investigation of a marriage or other internal legal affair of the Church.

: a formal written request made to an official person or body (as a court or board) a petition for equitable relief. the creditor filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy. 2. : a document embodying a formal written request.