canvassed
Went door-to-door
Canvassed is the past tense of canvass.
To canvass is to solicit opinions, votes, or support by going door-to-door or contacting people systematically: Volunteers canvassed the neighborhood for signatures.
It can also mean to examine or discuss thoroughly: The committee canvassed all the options before deciding.
In elections, to canvass ballots is to verify and tabulate them officially.
Directly between residences
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- petitionsFormal requests for action
- knockingStriking to announce presence
flyers · precinct · outreach · electioneering · activism · neighborhood · residents · footwork
Examined in close detail
- investigatedConducted an inquiry
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
- reviewedExamined and judged
- inspectedExamined closely, officially
evaluated · assessed · studied · researched · audited · probed · checked · explored
Formally asked for something
- requestedAsked for specifically
- appealedChallenged a ruling
- soughtAttempted to find
- askedMade an inquiry
invited · lobbied · advocated · urged · entreated · implored · proposed · queried
Systematic opinion gathering
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
- feedbackReturned response data
sampling · demographics · statistics · data · interviews · responses · results · fieldwork
door-to-door
Directly between residences
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- petitionsFormal requests for action
knocking · flyers · precinct · outreach · electioneering · activism · neighborhood · residents · footwork · community
scrutinized
Examined in close detail
- investigatedConducted an inquiry
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
- reviewedExamined and judged
inspected · evaluated · assessed · studied · researched · audited · probed · checked · explored · appraised
petitioned
Formally asked for something
asked · invited · lobbied · advocated · urged · entreated · implored · proposed · queried · approached
polling
Systematic opinion gathering
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
feedback · sampling · demographics · statistics · data · interviews · responses · results · fieldwork · cross-section
canvassedignored
Purposely not noticed
neglected · waited · sat back · disregarded · passed over
canvassedneglected
Not given proper attention
overlooked · ignored · disregarded · skipped · bypassed
- blank canvassesUntouched painting surfaces