canvass
to solicit votes, opinions, or the like.
a soliciting of votes, orders, or the like.
a campaign for election to government office.
close inspection; scrutiny: the official canvass of election results.
Origin of canvass
1Other words for canvass
Other words from canvass
- can·vass·er, noun
- pre·can·vass, verb (used with object), noun
- un·can·vassed, adjective
- un·der·can·vass, verb
- well-can·vassed, adjective
Words that may be confused with canvass
- canvas, canvass
Words Nearby canvass
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How to use canvass in a sentence
There is no purpose in asking people to walk the neighborhood to canvass for someone who would support the status quo.
Two blocks down Seventh Avenue, he came to Smiling Pizza, where he was scheduled to kick off a neighborhood campaign canvass.
Bill De Blasio’s Retro Values Are Back in Fashion | Michael Daly | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe night sky has always been an amazing canvass for the human imagination.
The software allows users to make phone calls, register to vote, and canvass neighborhoods with a few simple instructions.
Or, a better preventive is a canvass or leather cap to protect the neck entirely from the storm.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
My sentiments are neither divine oracles nor theological opinions which it is not permitted to canvass.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachIn the canvass of 1896 Mr. McKinley announced that he would make no electioneering tour.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 | VariousBut Mr Ferguson was not a sailor, or he would have known that it is the custom to reduce the grace in proportion with the canvass.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick Marryatcanvass of the local trucking industry brought to light the conveyor of that elegant article of furniture.
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins Adams
British Dictionary definitions for canvass
/ (ˈkænvəs) /
to solicit votes, orders, advertising, etc, from
to determine the feelings and opinions of (voters before an election, etc), esp by conducting a survey
to investigate (something) thoroughly, esp by discussion or debate
mainly US to inspect (votes) officially to determine their validity
a solicitation of opinions, votes, sales orders, etc
close inspection; scrutiny
Origin of canvass
1Derived forms of canvass
- canvasser, noun
- canvassing, noun
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