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单词 electioneering
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electioneeringn.

Brit. /ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /əˌlɛkʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/, /iˌlɛkʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/
Etymology: < electioneer v. + -ing suffix1.
The art or practice of managing elections; canvassing on behalf of candidates for membership in representative assemblies. Also attributive.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > electioneering
parliamenteering1711
electioneering1760
1760 E. Pyle Let. 22 Nov. Mem. Royal Chaplain (1905) 330 He will never give them any more trouble on the article of electioneering.
1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life III. 89 A solicitor, who was a very bustling man, and well versed in electioneering affairs.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 315 Officers..are to manage their troops by electioneering arts. View more context for this quotation
1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 472 That base business of electioneering.
a1859 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. (1867) 17 He busied himself in electioneering, especially at Westminster.
1878 W. Black Green Pastures xvi. 129 Deeply interested in this electioneering plot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

electioneeringadj.

Brit. /ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /əˌlɛkʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/, /iˌlɛkʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/
Etymology: < electioneer v. + -ing suffix2.
That takes an active part in elections.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [adjective] > electioneering
electioneering1841
parliamenteeringa1871
1841 T. Hood Tale of Trumpet iii, in New Monthly Mag. Sept. 161 As yellow and blue As any electioneering crew Wearing the colours of Whigs and Tories.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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