electioneer

[ih-lek-shuh-neer]

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verb (used without object)

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

Origin of electioneer

First recorded in 1780–90; election + -eer

Related formse·lec·tion·eer·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for electioneer

Contemporary Examples

And elites with ambitions in national politics are learning to electioneer accordingly.
How Young People Are Destroying Liberty
James Poulos
October 11, 2014

Historical Examples

We did nothing from morning till night but electioneer for the Honourable Billy, and kissed all the babies in the borough.
Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete
Winston Churchill
Meanwhile, the freshman should get together, become acquainted, and electioneer for the election of officers.
Ruth Fielding At College
Alice B. Emerson
The boys went out on Friday nights, to electioneer for the Granger ticket, as it was called.
A Spoil of Office
Hamlin Garland
Blessed be God, that custom forbids women to electioneer or fight.
Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853
Various
An officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.
The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes
James Quay Howard

British Dictionary definitions for electioneer

electioneer

verb (intr)

to be active in a political election or campaign

noun

a person who engages in this activity

Derived Formselectioneering, noun, adjective

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Word Origin and History for electioneer

v.

1760 (implied in electioneering), from election, probably on model of auctioneer (see auction), as the verb engineer was not yet in use.

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Examples from the Web for electioneer

Contemporary Examples

And elites with ambitions in national politics are learning to electioneer accordingly.

Historical Examples

We did nothing from morning till night but electioneer for the Honourable Billy, and kissed all the babies in the borough.

Meanwhile, the freshman should get together, become acquainted, and electioneer for the election of officers.

The boys went out on Friday nights, to electioneer for the Granger ticket, as it was called.

Blessed be God, that custom forbids women to electioneer or fight.

An officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.

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Word Origin and History for electioneer

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Origin of electioneer