хода́тайствовать — meaning in English

English meaning

• intercede verb To speak or act on someone else's behalf, often to resolve a conflict.
• petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
• solicit verb To ask for or try to obtain something, often persistently or formally.

Senses

хода́тайствовать is used for these senses in English:

• intercede (intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.
• petition (transitive) To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
• solicit To make a petition.

petition — full definition

1. noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
2. noun A formal application to a court asking for a specific legal order, such as a divorce.
3. verb To formally ask an authority or court to do something.

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