electioneeringnoun [ U ]
uk/iˌlek.ʃəˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us/iˌlek.ʃəˈnɪr.ɪŋ/mainly disapprovingthe activity of trying to persuade people to vote for a particular political party:
The MP's speech was dismissed by her opponents as crude electioneering.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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