What does abaixo-assinado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word abaixo-assinado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abaixo-assinado in Portuguese.

The word abaixo-assinado in Portuguese means petition, signatário, assinar uma petição. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abaixo-assinado

petition

substantivo masculino (documento que mostra opinião de grupo) (document)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

signatário

adjective (having signed at the bottom)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The undersigned document was the evidence that the prosecution needed.

assinar uma petição

verbal expression (add one's name to support a campaign) (adicionar o nome de alguém para apoiar uma campanha)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
They asked me to sign a petition against it, but I refused.

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