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Petitioner vs Applicant - What's the difference?

petitioner | applicant |

As nouns the difference between petitioner and applicant

is that petitioner is someone who presents a petition to a court while applicant is one who applies for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.

petitioner

English

Noun

(wikipedia petitioner) (en noun)
  • (legal) Someone who presents a petition to a court.

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    applicant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who applies for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.
  • The third coordinate (or z-coodinate) in a three dimensional coordinate system.