A petition is a request or claim.
Petition is a notion whose etymological antecedents are found in the Latin language: petitorĭus . As an adjective , the term is used to describe what is linked to an order or a request .
The most common use of the concept refers to the document that is delivered to an authority with some type of claim . Through said documentation, a request is sent to a State official or someone who occupies a prominent place within a hierarchy to make a decision in favor of the applicants.
The request usually begins with a short text explaining what is being requested. They then appear in blank spaces so that those who wish to join the order can include their name, document number and signature . The data recorded, however, may vary depending on the case.
Example of request
Let's look at an example. The residents of a neighborhood want to ask the municipality to renew the lights on Paseo Central street, since the area is very dark and at night there are often robberies and other incidents of insecurity .
With the aim of spreading their claim and putting pressure on the authorities, they create a petition and gather signatures. By gathering more than 1,000 endorsements, the residents deliver the petition in question to the municipality.
It is possible to find requests in different areas.
The concept in the workplace
Within the workplace, we can say that the term petition is also frequently used. Exactly, it is used to define the document that employees prepare to ask their bosses or superiors for certain improvements in their positions.
Employees of a company can submit a request to the owner to request certain changes to the infrastructure. The workers, in this way, intend to demand that a heating system be installed and that the broken windows of the factory be fixed to cope with the low winter temperatures in better conditions.
Of this set of requests, which responds to the name of petition document , it should be noted that it has a series of fundamental characteristics, among which are the following:
- It has a specific validity, which ends at the moment in which the negotiation that allowed it to be put on the table is resolved.
- Among the data that must be included are the data of the workers who subscribe to it. By that we mean both their first and last name, their DNI or the position they are going to hold within the company.
- The set of requests that are made as well as the arguments and evidence that support them.
- Of course, it must also include the signatures of all the employees who request the improvements so that it is clear that they support them, in favor of their positions and those of all their colleagues.
Medical request
In addition to all of the above, we cannot ignore that the petition is a document that is very important within the medical sector.
Specifically, it is the document that is made up of the entire set of medications, both simple and compound, that need to be replenished so that the pharmacies of the different hospital centers are perfectly stocked.