canvass
Seek voter support
Canvass means to go through an area systematically seeking votes, opinions, or orders: Volunteers canvassed the neighborhood for the candidate.
The word implies methodical coverage—knocking on doors, making calls, conducting surveys.
As a noun, a canvass is such a campaign or its results: The canvass showed strong support in rural districts.
To canvass can also mean to examine or discuss thoroughly: The committee canvassed several options before deciding.
Organized public voting
- voterBallot-casting citizen
- doorstepEntrance's bottom ledge
- leafletSingle-sheet printed handout
- rallyGathering for a cause
stump · constituency · precinct · turnout · grassroots · phonebank · volunteer · outreach
Gathering of opinions
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- feedbackReturned response data
interviews · participants · results · fieldwork · demographics · opinions · data · door-to-door
election
Organized public voting
rally · stump · constituency · precinct · turnout · grassroots · phonebank · volunteer · outreach · petitions
poll
Gathering of opinions
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- samplingExtracting subset for study
feedback · interviews · participants · results · fieldwork · demographics · opinions · data · door-to-door · responses
petition
Formal written appeal
urge · advocate · drum up · fundraise · donations · pledges · contributions · support · backing · endorse
sail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
grommet · rigging · nautical · maritime · stitching · hemming · sailcloth · tarpaulin · awning · tent
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, regulate
- sales tacticsupselling, cross-selling, hard sell, soft sell, high pressure
- canvassingknock, door knocking, door-to-door, doorknocking, knocking
- searchessearch, seek, hunt, quest, find
- blank canvasUntouched painting surface
- hit the canvas
- blank canvasesUntouched painting surfaces
- canvas bagCloth sack for carrying
- stretched canvasFabric secured over frame
- canvas tentWoven fabric camping shelter
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