canvass
11canvass — can|vass [ˈkænvəs] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: canvass to throw up in the air from a canvas sheet as a game or punishment (16 17 centuries), from canvas] 1.) [I and T] to try to persuade people to support a political party, politician, plan etc… …
12canvass — can|vass1 [ kænvəs ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to ask many people in an area for their opinions and encourage them to vote for someone or support something: canvass for: Volunteers are needed to help canvass for the Republican… …
13canvass — [[t]kæ̱nvəs[/t]] canvasses, canvassing, canvassed 1) VERB If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party. [V for n] I m canvassing for the Conservative… …
14canvass — verb 1 (I, T) to try to get information, support for a political party etc, by going from place to place within an area and talking to people: The company canvassed 600 people who use their product. | We ll have to canvass the entire area before… …
15canvass — /ˈkænvəs / (say kanvuhs) verb (t) 1. to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, etc., from (a district, group of people, etc.). 2. to engage in a political campaign. 3. to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry: to canvass the new measure. 4.… …
16canvass — canvas, canvass 1. Canvas with one s means ‘coarse cloth’. The plural is canvases and as a verb (‘to cover or line with canvas’) it has inflected forms canvasses, canvassed, canvassing. 2. Canvass with two s s is a verb meaning ‘to solicit votes’ …
17canvass — Air examination. The solicitation of votes, orders for goods, etc., by going from house to house or from place of business to place of business; the tabulation prior to an election of probable votes for the Purpose of predicting the outcome of… …
18canvass — I. verb also canvas (canvassed; canvassing) Date: 1508 transitive verb 1. obsolete to toss in a canvas sheet in sport or punishment 2. a. to examine in detail; specifically to examine (votes) officially for authenticity …
19canvass — See canvas, canvass …
20canvass — verb Canvass is used with these nouns as the object: ↑neighbourhood, ↑view …
