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Request

noun

A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. Synonyms: petition, postulation.

The verbal act of requesting. Synonym: asking.

verb

(past & past part. requested; pres. part. requesting)

Express the need or desire for; ask for. Synonyms: bespeak, call for, quest. "She called for room service"

Ask (a person) to do something. "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"

Inquire for (information).

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... York to be inaugurated as first President of the United States, Jay proffered his hospitality with characteristic simplicity and good sense; he received the votes of two States as Vice President; at Washington's request he continued to perform the duties of Foreign Secretary until Jefferson assumed the office, when, with eminent satisfaction and in accordance with Jay's views, the President sent the latter's name to the Senate as Chief Justice, thus ...

— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 - Devoted To Literature And National Policy • Various

... strongly marked still in a Duke of Orleans of a later day. He had a liking for England and for English ways; he was, indeed, rather inclined to affect the political manners of an English statesman. He therefore leaned to the side of the Government established in England; and, at the urgent request of the English Ambassador in Paris, he acted with some energy in preventing the sailing of vessels intended for the uses of an expedition to ...

— A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4) • Justin McCarthy

... At the request of my daughter and my son and by the advice of my friends, the Honorable J. C. Bancroft Davis and the Honorable William A. Richardson, I am venturing upon the task of giving a sketch of my experiences in life during three fourths of a century. The wisdom of such an ...

— Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 • George Boutwell

... return to Washington, General Sory Smith held off a final answer about my trip to Wright Field. Meantime, Ken Purdy had called him backing my request to see the ...

— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe

... This request made the whole troop feel uncomfortable, and they began shifting from one foot to the other, conscious that they must have brought more mud into the house than the authorities were at all likely to ...

— The Adventure League • Hilda T. Skae

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