5 definitions
Discharge petition (n.) is a note passed around the classroom to vote against the teacher.
Discharge petition (n.) is the moment a backbencher learns a majority is a number, not a party.
Discharge petition (n.) is a petition where the signatures are public and so are the people who crossed theirs out.
Discharge petition (n.) is the parliamentary procedure for admitting the Speaker lost the argument.
Discharge petition (n.) is a sheet of paper that frightens a Speaker more than a motion to vacate.