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postulation

postulation

9.2
A formal written request people send to an authority to ask for something
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒstjʊleɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : postulación
  • The researchers' postulation regarding climate change effects was documented in their proposal to the government.

Examples

  • The committee submitted a formal postulation for funding to support their community project.

  • The connection of this to other aspects of the participants, the school, or the community constitutes the postulation of theoretical relationships among these constructs (p. 291).

    Academic text (1997)

  • Her postulation for a new policy change was carefully reviewed by the board members.

Synonyms

request
vspostulation
∞ 1.0

A polite, formal asking for something to be done or given

is a formal written statement presented to an authority rather than any asking
petition
vspostulation
  • Formal
216 4.1

A written request to an official, often signed by many people

is a formal statement or appeal that may not be collective or cause focused
requisition
vspostulation
  • Formal
15 6.7

An official form used to ask for goods or equipment in an office

is a wider formal statement or appeal not limited to internal orders
requisition form
vspostulation
  • Formal
4 4.1

An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization

is a broader formal written statement presented to an authority
requisitory
vspostulation
  • Formal
9.9

A formal written request for goods, money, or supplies

is broader covering any formal request or statement to an authority

How Formal

application
528 2.4
postulation
  • Formal
9.2
petition
  • Formal
216 4.1
note
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

postulation singular
postulations plural

Morphology

postulation = postulate (transparent) = postulate + ion

A regular nominalization from the verb 'postulate' forming a noun of action/state; the meanings (request/assumption) follow directly from the base.

Etymology

Postulation comes from the Latin verb postulare, which means 'to ask' or 'to demand'. So a postulation is a formal 'ask' or request made to an authority, which is why the word is used for written appeals to boards or councils.