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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•vass /ˈkænvəs/USA pronunciation v. - Governmentto ask for votes, etc., from (a district): [~ + object]She canvassed her friends and the people on her block.[no object* sometimes: ~ + for + object]She was canvassing for votes most of the week.
n. [countable] - Governmentan act of asking for votes, views, etc.:a quick canvass of voters leaving the polls.
can•vass•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•vass (kan′vəs),USA pronunciation v.t. - Governmentto solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- Governmentto examine carefully;
investigate by inquiry;
discuss;
debate.
v.i. - Governmentto solicit votes, opinions, or the like.
n. - Governmenta soliciting of votes, orders, or the like.
- Governmenta campaign for election to government office.
- Governmentclose inspection;
scrutiny.
- 1500–10; origin, originally spelling, spelled variant of canvas, as a verb, verbal; sense "discuss'' apparently development of the earlier senses "toss in a canvas sheet,'' "harshly criticize''; sense "solicit votes'' obscurely derived
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . analyze, scrutinize, explore.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: canvass /ˈkænvəs/ vb - to solicit votes, orders, advertising, etc, from
- to determine the feelings and opinions of (voters before an election, etc), esp by conducting a survey
- to investigate (something) thoroughly, esp by discussion or debate
- chiefly US to inspect (votes) officially to determine their validity
n - a solicitation of opinions, votes, sales orders, etc
- close inspection; scrutiny
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from obsolete sense of canvas (to toss someone in a canvas sheet, hence, to harass, criticize); the development of current senses is unexplainedˈcanvasser n ˈcanvassing n |