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electioneering
e·lec·tion·eer E0070800 (ĭ-lĕk′shə-nîr′)intr.v. e·lec·tion·eered, e·lec·tion·eer·ing, e·lec·tion·eers To work actively for a candidate or political party. e·lec′tion·eer′er n.electioneeringThe practice of working actively to secure votes for a candidate in an election.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | electioneering - persuasion of voters in a political campaigncanvassing, bell ringingpersuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action | | 2. | electioneering - the campaign of a candidate to be electedcampaigning, candidacy, candidature, political campaignwhistle-stop tour - a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours"crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigning - a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; "William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign"hustings - the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)whispering campaign - the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidatestumping - campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) | Translationselectioneering
Synonyms for electioneeringnoun persuasion of voters in a political campaignSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the campaign of a candidate to be electedSynonyms- campaigning
- candidacy
- candidature
- political campaign
Related Words- whistle-stop tour
- crusade
- campaign
- cause
- drive
- effort
- movement
- front-porch campaign
- front-porch campaigning
- hustings
- whispering campaign
- stumping
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