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canvass
[ kan-vuhs ]
verb (used with object)
- to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to solicit votes, opinions, or the like.
noun
- a soliciting of votes, orders, or the like.
- a campaign for election to government office.
- close inspection; scrutiny:
the official canvass of election results.
canvass
/ ˈæԱə /
verb
- 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
- to inspect (votes) officially to determine their validity
noun
- a solicitation of opinions, votes, sales orders, etc
- close inspection; scrutiny
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈԱԲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·· noun
- ·· verb (used with object) noun
- ܲ·· adjective
- ܲ··· verb
- ɱ-· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of canvass1
Example Sentences
The rough count, based on observations by thousands of volunteers who canvassed the county’s streets last month, showed 900 fewer people seen on the street and 2,700 fewer vehicles and dwellings.
So he canvassed the available jobs last spring.
Latta and an independent group of tree care professionals who have canvassed Altadena for weeks believe that many of the trees are wrongly tagged for removal.
Arts minister Sir Chris Bryant said Turner "reshaped British art" and was "an innovator who created some of our best known canvasses".
Additional supervisors responded to the call, canvassed the area, and did not recover a weapon.
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