Canvassing (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Persuasion of voters in a political campaignplay

Synonyms:

bell ringing; canvassing; electioneering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("canvassing" is a kind of...):

persuasion; suasion (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb canvass

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