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▪ I. electioneering, vbl. n.|ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The art or practice of managing elections; canvassing on behalf of candidates for membership in representative assemblies. Also attrib.
1760E. Pyle Let. 22 Nov. (1905) 330 He will never give them any more trouble on the article of electioneering. 1785G. A. Bellamy Apology for Life III. 89 A solicitor, who was a very bustling man, and well versed in electioneering affairs. 1790Burke Fr. Rev. 315 Officers..are to manage their troops by electioneering arts. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 472 That base business of electioneering. a1859Macaulay Biog. (1867) 17 He busied himself in electioneering, especially at Westminster. 1878Black Green Past. xvi. 129 Deeply interested in this electioneering plot. ▪ II. eˌlectioˈneering, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That takes an active part in elections.
a1845Hood Tale Trumpet xliv, As yellow and blue, As any electioneering crew Wearing the colours of Whigs and Tories. |