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counter-petition
noun[ C ]
(alsocounterpetition)uk /ˈkaʊn.tə.pəˌtɪʃ.ən/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.pəˌtɪʃ.ən/
a petition(= a document signed by a large number of people asking for some action) that asks for the opposite of another, previous, petition:
Over 4,000 people have signed a counter-petition.
a legal petition(= a formal letter to a law court asking for a particular legal action) that opposes another, previous, petition:
By this time, there were many formal complaints, charges, petitions, and counter-petitions.
He also noted that there are counterpetitions urging him to keep making films.
His petition advocating the sculpture currently has 581 signatories, but a counter-petition has up 861 supporters.
They have produced a counter-petition, signed by about 1,300 people.
In her counter-petition, Annie accused Edward of cruelty and desertion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making appeals & requests
adjuration
appellate
apply for something
apply to
ask a lot
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importunately
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invocation
leech
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pester
push
scrounge
ticket
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