Plural of petitioner
regular plural
The plural of petitioner is petitioners.
Forms of petitioner
| Singular | petitioner /pəˈtɪʃənɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | petitioners |
| Countable | countable |
Petitioners in a sentence
- The terms petitioners and abhorrers in this context were later superseded by Whig and Tory.1999, Guy A. J. Tops et al., Thinking English Grammar: to honour Xavier Dekeyser, page 59. From the entry abhorrer
- When a federal statute applies on its face to both private and state actors, a commandeering argument is a heavy lift—and petitioners have not pulled it off.2023, Haaland v. Brackeen (U.S. Supreme Court No. 21-376), Justice Barrett (majority opinion). From the entry heavy lift
- It is no disparagement of the offices held by petitioners to hold that Presidential aides, like Members of the Cabinet, generally are entitled only to a qualified immunity.1982 Harlow v. Fitzgerald 457 U.S. 800. From the entry qualified immunity
Meaning of petitioner
- noun Someone who presents a petition to a court.
- noun Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority.
Questions about the plural of petitioner
- What is the plural of petitioner?
- The plural of petitioner is petitioners.
- Is petitioner countable?
- Petitioner is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: petitioner (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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