canvassverb
uk/ˈkæn.vəs/us/ˈkæn.vəs/canvass verb (GET SUPPORT)
[ I or T ] to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area:
I've been out canvassing for the Labour Party every evening this week.
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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canvass verb (ASK)
[ T ] to try to discover information or opinions by asking people:
The council has been canvassing local opinion/local people to get their thoughts on the proposed housing development.
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Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- interviewee
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- tie sb down
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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canvass verb (SUGGEST)
[ T ] UK formal to suggest an idea or plan to be considered:
Wind and wave power are now being seriously canvassed as the solution to our energy problems.
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Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- nudge
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- postulate
- proposal
- propose
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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canvass
noun [ C ] ukus
canvasser
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkæn.və.sər/us/ˈkæn.və.sɚ/