CANVASS

canvass

Noun

  1. A solicitation of voters or public opinion.

Verb

  1. To solicit voters, opinions, etc. from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses.
    to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions
  2. To conduct a survey.
  3. To campaign.
  4. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize.
    to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote
  5. To examine by discussion; to debate.


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