petition drive

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petition
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or ...
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drive
noun
uk
/draɪv/us
/draɪv/
used in the names of some roads, especially roads ...
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(Definition ofpetitionanddrivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was also an attempt to overturn the state law by referendum, but thepetitiondrivefailed to get enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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They used such tactics as letter writing campaigns, petition drives and an innovative "feedback campaign" to achieve their goals.
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Other nongovernmental subjects of petition drives include corporate personnel decisions.
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The national office organized petition drives and staged a variety of events to promote the conservative viewpoint on a variety of public issues.
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For example, it is easy to envision the person high in agreeableness joining a collective effort such as apetitiondrive.
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It is likely that both of these men were instrumental in putting thepetitiondrivetogether.
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He attended, but was not nominated at, the state convention, and did not find enough support for apetitiondrive.
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Viewership for the pilot was very high, and a massive onlinepetitiondrivehelped turn the pilot into a series.
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He led apetitiondriveagainst bus fare increases in 1998.
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Immediately following the ruling, apetitiondrivewas started.
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During this pivotal period, local community leaders decided to bargain away thepetitiondrivefor certain considerations.
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They contracted with a professionalpetitiondrivemanagement company to pay $1.70 per signature for 450,000 signatures.
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We have blown the barn doors off thispetitiondrive.
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Thepetitiondrivewas funded partly from donations from the petition signers themselves and partly from other doners.
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He vowed to gather the necessary signatures in apetitiondrive.
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The latter name was originally used to label the 1973petitiondrive.
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Parents organized apetitiondriveto prevent closure of the school but their efforts proved unsuccessful.
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They began apetitiondrivewith the goal to put an end to size zero and underweight models on the catwalk or working in the fashion industry.
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