canvass

  • 21canvass — verb 1) he s canvassing for the Green Party Syn: campaign, electioneer, stump, barnstorm 2) they promised to canvass all members Syn: poll, question, ask, survey, interview 3) they re canvas …

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  • 22canvass — verb 1) he s canvassing for the Green Party Syn: campaign, electioneer 2) they promised to canvass all members Syn: poll, question, survey, interview, consult …

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  • 23canvass — [ˈkænvəs] verb 1) [I/T] to encourage people to vote for someone or support something Party supporters were called on to help canvass for their candidate.[/ex] 2) [T] to ask people for their opinions about something We will be canvassing the views …

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  • 24Canvass (disambiguation) — A canvass is a systematic contacting of individuals in a target group.Canvass may also refer to:* Canvass White (1790 1834), engineer and inventor * Floating canvass, the cloth construction inside a jacket or coatee also* Canvas (disambiguation) …

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  • 25Canvass White — Infobox Engineer image size = 150px caption = PAGENAME name = PAGENAME nationality = United States birth date = September 8, 1790 birth place = Whitestown, New York death date = December 18, 1834 death place = education = spouse = parents =… …

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  • 26canvass of election returns — See canvass …

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  • 27canvass — canvasser, n. /kan veuhs/, v.t. 1. to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from. 2. to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate. v.i. 3. to solicit votes, opinions, or the like. n. 4. a soliciting of votes, orders …

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  • 28canvass — 1. noun a) a solicitation of voters or opinions b) a public opinion survey 2. verb a) To solicit voters or opinions. b) To …

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  • 29canvass — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, address, addresses, agitate, air, all out campaign, analyze, angle for, argue, assemblage, assembly, autopsy, aye, ballot, bid for, call up, campaign, campaign button, campaign… …

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  • 30canvass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. examine, sift, discuss; solicit, campaign, poll, survey. See inquiry, request. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To seek votes] Syn. campaign, solicit votes, agitate, apply; see campaign 1 . 2. [To sell from… …

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