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canvass (verb)

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  • canvass — ► VERB 1) visit (someone) in order to seek their vote in an election. 2) question (someone) to find out their opinion. 3) Brit. propose (an idea or plan) for discussion. ► NOUN ▪ an act of canvassing. DERIVATIVES canvasser noun …   English terms dictionary

  • canvass — can·vass also can·vas / kan vəs/ vb vassed also vased, vass·ing, also, vas·ing vt 1 a: to examine in detail; specif: to examine (votes) officially for authenticity b: to make the subject of discussion or debate …   Law dictionary

  • canvass — can‧vass [ˈkænvəs] verb [transitive] MARKETING 1. to ask people about something in order to get their opinion or to get information: • People were canvassed for their opinions on the scheme. canvasser noun [countable] : • You may get a brief… …   Financial and business terms

  • canvass — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • canvass — verb Canvass is used with these nouns as the object: ↑neighbourhood, ↑view …   Collocations dictionary

  • canvass — 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • canvass — 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 …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • canvass — verb 1》 solicit votes from (electors).     ↘question (someone) in order to ascertain their opinion on something. 2》 Brit. propose (an idea or plan) for discussion. noun an act of canvassing. Derivatives canvasser noun Origin C16 (in the sense… …   English new terms dictionary

  • canvass — I UK [ˈkænvəs] / US verb Word forms canvass : present tense I/you/we/they canvass he/she/it canvasses present participle canvassing past tense canvassed past participle canvassed 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to ask many people in an area for… …   English dictionary

  • canvass — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • canvass — [[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… …   English dictionary

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