Meaning of the word petitioner in English

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petitioner

US /pəˈtɪʃ.ən.ɚ/
UK /pəˈtɪʃ.ən.ɚ/

Noun

1.

a person who presents a petition to an authority in respect of a particular cause.

Example:
petitioners gathered about 70,000 signatures for the initiative
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