canvasses
Goes door-to-door
Canvasses is the plural of canvass and the third-person singular verb form.
To canvass is to solicit votes, opinions, or orders by going door to door or contacting people systematically: Campaign volunteers canvassed the neighborhood.
A canvass is such an effort, or a close examination: a canvass of the results.
The plural canvasses refers to multiple such efforts or surveys.
Systematic opinion gathering
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
opinions · demographics · fieldwork · attitudes · cross-section · gauging · feedback · door-to-door
Actively seeking responses
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- outreachProactive community assistance
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
precinct · constituents · turnout · mobilizing · phonebanking · leafleting · petitioning · stumping
Formally requesting action
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- appealingPleasant and inviting
- seekingAttempting to find
- requestingAsking for something
entreating · advocating · pitching · prospecting · approaching · courting · beseeching · imploring
Talking through a topic
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- arguingVerbal conflict between parties
- contestingActively disputing or vying
- disputingArguing over validity
airing · conferring · exchanging · consulting · weighing · considering · broaching · ventilating
Examining something very closely
- reviewingExamining something again
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
- analyzingExamining in detail
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
evaluating · investigating · probing · auditing · assessing · checking · dissecting · studying
polling
Systematic opinion gathering
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- respondentsThose who answer queries
interviews · opinions · demographics · fieldwork · attitudes · cross-section · gauging · feedback · door-to-door · research
soliciting
Actively seeking responses
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- outreachProactive community assistance
volunteers · precinct · constituents · turnout · mobilizing · phonebanking · leafleting · petitioning · stumping · electioneering
petitioning
Formally requesting action
requesting · entreating · advocating · pitching · prospecting · approaching · courting · beseeching · imploring · proposing
discussing
Talking through a topic
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- arguingVerbal conflict between parties
- contestingActively disputing or vying
disputing · airing · conferring · exchanging · consulting · weighing · considering · broaching · ventilating · exploring
scrutinizing
Examining something very closely
- reviewingExamining something again
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
- analyzingExamining in detail
vetting · evaluating · investigating · probing · auditing · assessing · checking · dissecting · studying · appraising
canvassesskims
Passes lightly over
glosses over · overlooks · ignores · dismisses · skips
canvassesdisregards
Fails to consider
dismisses · ignores · tunes out · brushes off · pays no heed
- blank canvassesUntouched painting surfaces