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electioneer

American  
[ih-lek-shuh-neer] / ɪˌlɛk ʃəˈnɪər /

verb (used without object)

  1. to work for the success of a particular candidate, party, ticket, etc., in an election.


electioneer British  
/ ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪə /

verb

  1. to be active in a political election or campaign

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who engages in this activity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of electioneer

First recorded in 1780–90; election + -eer


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He embraced new words like electioneer and snack, repurposed old words like congress, and included slang like ain’t.

From Time ● May 12, 2015

While employers can electioneer among their employees with near impunity under federal law, some state laws do place curbs or prohibitions on the practice.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2014

His energetic young son James went out to electioneer.

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There were, just as certainly, some others: a reluctance to electioneer against his commander-in-chief, an unwillingness to part company with his old mentor George Marshall, a distaste for the roughhouse of campaign politics.

From Time Magazine Archive

I made the people believe that I felt highly honored by my mission to electioneer for a prophet of God.

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