canvasing
Going door to door
Canvasing is the alternative spelling of canvassing—soliciting opinions, votes, or support by going door to door or contacting people directly: The campaign spent weeks canvasing the district.
It also means examining something thoroughly: canvasing the options before making a decision.
The double-s spelling is more common.
Actively pursuing political support
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- votersThose who cast ballots
- constituentsParts of a whole
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
polling · ballots · petitions · signatures · volunteers · grassroots · outreach · districts
Soliciting money for organizations
- donationsGifts to organizations
- pitchingDelivering toward the plate
- flyeringDistributing promotional papers
- pamphleteeringDistributing short printed arguments
door-to-door · pledges · contributions · appeals · subscriptions · memberships · charity · cold-calling
Systematic opinion gathering
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- questionnairesForms collecting structured responses
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- respondentsThose who answer queries
data collection · opinions · feedback · demographics · market research · focus groups · census · tabulating
campaigning
Actively pursuing political support
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- votersThose who cast ballots
- constituentsParts of a whole
precincts · polling · ballots · petitions · signatures · volunteers · grassroots · outreach · districts · registering
fundraising
Soliciting money for organizations
- donationsGifts to organizations
- pitchingDelivering toward the plate
- flyeringDistributing promotional papers
pamphleteering · door-to-door · pledges · contributions · appeals · subscriptions · memberships · charity · cold-calling · prospecting
polling
Systematic opinion gathering
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- questionnairesForms collecting structured responses
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
respondents · data collection · opinions · feedback · demographics · market research · focus groups · census · tabulating · responses
canvasingbroadcasting
Mass signal transmission
billboard advertising · waiting · mass marketing · mass mailing · print advertising
canvasingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disengaging · withdrawing · staying put · retreating · avoiding
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