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1petition — (n.) early 14c., a supplication or prayer, especially to a deity, from O.Fr. peticiun (12c.), from L. petitionem (nom. petitio) a request, solicitation, noun of action from petere to require, seek, go forward, also to rush at, attack, ult. from… …
2Discharge petition — A discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from a Committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership. Discharge petitions are most often associated with the U.S …
3Internet petition — An Internet petition is a form of petition posted on a website. Visitors to the website in question can add their email addresses or names, and after enough signatures have been collected, the resulting letter may be delivered to the subject of… …
4West Calder Slave Trade Petition — Abolition of the Slave TradeThe Parishioners of West Calder played a small part in the abolitionist movement of the late eighteenth century, as reported in the Edinburghshire log of 1792 West Calder Parish posted a petition in advocating in the… …
5Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts — ] Because federal law confers marital benefits only upon opposite sex marriages, more than 1,100 benefits remain unavailable to married same sex couples in Massachusetts.History Goodridge v. Department of Public Health was brought by Gloria… …
6LGBT rights in Malta — Malta is considered to be a very social conservative country, due in part to the nation s strong affliation with the Roman Catholic Church. Officially, 97% of its population is Roman Catholic, although recent surveys on Church attendance have… …
7Nellie McClung — Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta In office 18 July 1921 (1921 07 18) – 28 June 1926 …
8British Columbia Conservative Party — Active provincial party Leader John Martin Cummins President …
9Clan Nicolson — Note this article is about the Lowland Clan Nicolson. For the similarly named, though unrelated Highland clan see: Clan MacNeacail Clan Nicolson Crest badge …
10centripetal — (adj.) 1709, from Modern Latin, coined 1687 by Sir Isaac Newton, from L. centri alternative comb. form of centrum center (see CENTER (Cf. center)) + petere to fall upon, rush out, move forward (see PETITION (Cf. petition)). Centripetal force. is… …
