Synonyms of petitioners

petitioners

noun

plural of petitioner

as in solicitors

one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift

the lottery winner was beset by a horde of petitioners, all of whom thought that they were most deserving of his charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solicitors
• beggars
• pleaders
• suppliants
• supplicants
• requesters
• suitors
• mendicants
• panhandlers
• cadgers
• suers
• moochers
• schnorrers
• askers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of petitioners

To qualify a referendum for the ballot, petitioners must collect a number of signatures equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last mayoral election. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Currently, the number petitioners would need to reach is 3,120. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

The court also said the petition lacked a detailed factual record showing how each of the petitioners came to receive Code 51. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Goodenow ruled that the petitioners met the necessary burden to prove the lawsuit was a violation of their petition rights. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Until recently in Louisiana’s Western District, petitioners had to formally deliver the lawsuit and summons to government defendants in person and through certified mail. — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

The petitioners, primarily represented by Adam Pauley, responded in filing a document requesting the board to strike the objections. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Christopher Bakes, a Jesuit alumnus and co-leader of the group, said the petitioners do not oppose admitting girls but object to how the decision came about. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026