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• 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 — 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 — 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] 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — 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 …   New Collegiate 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 — [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 …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• canvass — 01. My brother usually [canvasses] for the Socialist Party during an election. 02. [Canvassers] will be coming to your door this weekend, collecting funds for spinal cord research. Please be generous. 03. Someone came to our house [canvassing]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Advance Canvass — A technique used by companies to generate buzz in advance of a new product launch or promotional campaign, by visiting retailers to obtain their support. Advance canvassing is generally done when the launch is imminent, as doing it well ahead of… …   Investment dictionary