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[명사] petition(퍼티션)
등급 : 토플
단어 : petition / 발음 : 퍼티션

뜻 : (n) 진정[탄원/청원](서) (~ against/for sth) (v) 진정[탄원/청원]하다 (~ for/against sth/ ~ sb for sth); (법원에) 신청서를 내다

뜻(영어) : [n][usu with supp] A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing. [v] If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.

예문 : 학부모들이 그 학교에 입학 방침을 재검토해 달라고 탄원했다.
뜻 : Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.