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Meanings of sign a petition in English

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Usage of sign a petition in English
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A majority of House members must sign a petition to force a vote.
Reuters
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They also need 5000 people to sign a petition in support of them.
News.com.au
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A hundred years from now you'd sign a petition for the eight-hour law.
The Happiest Time of Their Lives
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Inside the hall, visitors can sign a petition demanding a referendum on EU membership.
Reuters
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The message ends in a call to sign a petition.
News.com.au
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Olympian Chris Boardman had backed the scheme, and urged supporters to sign a petition.
BBC
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I'll kick anyone who asks me to sign a petition, I swear.' She paused.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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She'd get the neighbors to sign a petition.
A Confederacy of Dunces
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The party called for politicians to sign a petition for President Mary McAleese demanding a popular vote.
The Irish Times
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As Grant avers: I did not come to witness, to make a statement, or sign a petition.
The Irish Times
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They asked people to sign a petition of "no confidence" in Mursi, calling for new elections.
Reuters
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And then they did what they usually do when they're upset with something -they sign a petition.
Wired
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When you were asking people to sign up to this committee there was an option to sign a petition.
News.com.au
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The couple put down their recorders & politely asked our friend to sign a petition against further atom-bomb tests.
The new yorker
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They are saying, some of them, that Tom Channing shan't sign a petition to the master about the seniorship!
The Channings: A Story
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Two-thirds say they would sign a pledge; an equal number would sign a petition or contact lawmakers about the issue.
Ebony
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