What's the difference between petitioner and suitor?

Petitioner


Definition:

  • (n.) One who presents a petition.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The present catamnestic study covers 100 petitioners, who either applied for the first time for a driving licence or for readmission to traffic after confiscation of their license by the police.
  • (2) And people such as the Lewis petitioners help with the dividing.
  • (3) The issue pitted over 2 million environmental petitioners against pesticide manufacturers such as Bayer Crop Science, which condemned the ban as “draconian” and a drag on competitiveness.
  • (4) Currently, the Fisa court has only one petitioner: the government.
  • (5) If higher residue limits are requested, the petitioner must perform lifetime testing in two rodent species including in utero exposure and a minimum of three dose levels.
  • (6) For this reason, I accept Petitioners’ argument that in the remaining five weeks before the general election, the gap between the photo IDs issued and the estimated need will not be closed.
  • (7) Apart from a half-victory for the eurosceptics in 2009, the judges have generally ruled against the petitioners.
  • (8) The petitioners proposed specifically that OPP use the neurotoxicity guidelines developed by EPA's own Office of Toxic Substances.
  • (9) The petitioners argued that the order suppressed their right to free speech and that their internet protocol addresses should be considered private information.
  • (10) The petitioners, four local people, are assembling their evidence, included sworn statements.
  • (11) The e-petitioners are likely to find themselves frustrated, if not by parliament then by the courts.
  • (12) The petitioners argue that academics provide publicly funded research articles to the journals free of charge, and also provide their peer review services for free, then they must pay Elsevier and similar publishers to access that same research once it has been put into a journal.
  • (13) Information about the grand jury that decided not to bring charges against a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner was “cherry-picked” by a district attorney facing public scrutiny over the case, petitioners told an appeals court on Tuesday.
  • (14) Presumably, the petitioners would prefer Lewis to stick to helping out with the various children’s festivities laid on by the dominant elite.
  • (15) There's also DC, where petitioners are pushing for full-on legalization .
  • (16) We are essentially operating guerrilla warfare and could be raided by the police at any minute.” Mugisha is one of the activists who, together with nine other petitioners, is seeking to overturn a tough anti-gay law that was signed by Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni in February , threatening anyone convicted of homosexuality with a life sentence, and banning the promotion of gay rights.
  • (17) Before listening to the debate, I ducked into the oak-panelled Walpole Room, where the HS2 committee were listening to petitioners.
  • (18) Other stories literally turned up on my doorstep – such as the petitioner who arrived at my office a few weeks before I left.
  • (19) No evidence for a discernible pattern justifying these rulings emerged from an examination of petitioner and court characteristics such as age, length of hearing, number of weeks pregnant, or presiding judge.
  • (20) "Does the sentiment of the petitioner get scandalized by the large number of photographs of erotic sculptures which are in circulation?"

Suitor


Definition:

  • (n.) One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant.
  • (n.) Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover.
  • (n.) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc.
  • (n.) One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As a suitor for the hand of a beautiful princess, you’ll have to overcome the royal family, the palace guards and rival players to deliver your love letter.
  • (2) If only the suitors could find the words and the means.
  • (3) With Robert Snodgrass having only 18 months remaining on his contract, the manager’s biggest battle looks certain to be a tug of war with the gifted Scotland winger’s assorted suitors.
  • (4) The company's 340-strong workforce, including 120 at its Corby factory, were left with an uncertain future after a firm offer failed to materialise from a suitor in Hong Kong, its distributor YGM Trading, despite an informal agreement being signed.
  • (5) Ramsey said one of the reasons he resisted offers from other suitors, including Manchester United, was that Arsenal are renowned for giving teenage players plenty of first-team action.
  • (6) The £140m cost for United – or any prospective suitor – would be the transfer fee of around £60m and his basic wage, should he agree to around £380,000 a-week as a gross figure, which on a four-year contract amounts to £79m.
  • (7) Vinterberg's version stars Carey Mulligan as headstrong Bathsheba Everdene, while Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Matthias Schoenarts play the contrasting suitors who jockey for her attention.
  • (8) The potential suitors include RTL, owner of Channel Five, and Italy's Mediaset.
  • (9) If García leaves, then he is unlikely to be short of potential suitors.
  • (10) It was reported that during the last three days discussions had been taking place with a potential UK banking suitor.
  • (11) I would say so, yes,” said Martínez on Byram having rival suitors.
  • (12) That could mean any potential suitors are able to purchase him for less, although Gladbach are understood to be preparing to offer him a new deal.
  • (13) In Croatia, Arsenal are being mentioned more often than any other potential suitor and now that Arsène Wenger has won something again, is it finally time for him to bring in a world-class striker?
  • (14) Previous suitors have reportedly included Lloyds Development Capital.
  • (15) Successive cables show the US embassy in Zagreb monitoring the 2006 takeover of Pliva, one of the largest drugmakers in Central and Eastern Europe , by US based Barr Pharmaceuticals, which won a bidding war with a rival Icelandic suitor, Actavis.
  • (16) Gaston is the Beast’s rival suitor for Belle, the young girl played by Emma Watson .
  • (17) When further questioned as to whether this view would rule BT out as a Channel 5 suitor in the short term, Petter said: "It counts us out for any term."
  • (18) Having made his league debut only at the end of October, Sanches was rewarded with a new contract containing a release clause of €45m a few weeks later to ward off any potential suitors.
  • (19) The 21-year-old has scored two goals and created two in the league so far and produced another influential display in last weekend’s 3-1 defeat of Chelsea , albeit with his contribution overshadowed by the champions’ malaise, Steven Naismith’s hat-trick and John Stones’ display against his summer suitors.
  • (20) She’s shortly followed by her suitor, a huge fellow determined to win her over by marking his territory on every tree he can find.