canvassing

[kan-vuh-sing]

noun

1. the act or process of soliciting votes, subscriptions, opinions, etc., especially from individuals.

   Although social media definitely impacted their campaign, it was the door-to-door canvassing that made them successful.

2. the act or process of examining or investigating something carefully, often through debate or discussion.

   As we can see from even a limited canvassing of the issues in education, the challenges we face at this time come from within and without.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canvassing¹

canvass ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Recently, those conversations have been happening via her volunteer canvassing effort, which launched on Oct.

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For a month and more, as they celebrated a century at Murrayfield, Scottish Rugby has been canvassing opinion on the greatest moment the old place has seen.

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In Los Angeles, activists with the Democratic Socialists of America have already fired up their campaigns for the June election, sending out canvassing teams and scheduling postcard-writing events for their chosen candidates.

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He focused on living costs facing ordinary New Yorkers, building support through his informal personal style, social media savvy and a massive canvassing ground game.

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Crime was one of the issues, and while canvassing a neighborhood, Fonda found this woman unwilling to open all of her door.

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