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A person making a humble or earnest plea to someone in power or authority
“Officials, most of whom are poorly paid, control access to things as lucrative as a large construction contract or as modest as a permit to reside in a neighborhood, all of which can cost the suppliant special fees.”
One who submits or registers themselves as a candidate for something
A partner in a amorous relationship outside marriage
Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority
“Moreover, it also implied that Roman territory, whether administered by the army or by suppliant British rulers, was firmly in Aulus Plautius' hands.”
Persistent in one's demands, often annoyingly so
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