electioneered
Stumped for office
Electioneered is the past tense of electioneer, meaning to campaign actively for a candidate or party in an election.
The word often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting aggressive or calculating political maneuvering: He electioneered tirelessly in the swing districts.
They electioneered door-to-door for months before the vote.
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- outreachProactive community assistance
- flyeringDistributing promotional papers
pamphleteering · stump · precinct · endorsements · nominee · incumbent · platform · planks
Convincing through reasoning
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- speechOral communication ability
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
rebuttal · discourse · propaganda · spin · talking-points · sloganeering · mudslinging · smear
Large public gathering
- supportersPeople who back something
- placardsSigns carried at demonstrations
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
gathering · megaphone · banner · chanting · assembly · partisanship · entourage · applause
Voting document
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- plebisciteDirect vote by citizens
referendum · voter · turnout · absentee · majority · tally · counting · recount
Skillful directional control
- coalition-buildingForming multi-party alliances
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- redistrictingRedrawing electoral boundaries
- whipStrikes or aerates
negotiation · bargaining · logrolling · backroom · kingmaker · battleground · targeting · focus-groups
canvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- outreachProactive community assistance
flyering · pamphleteering · stump · precinct · endorsements · nominee · incumbent · platform · planks · hustings
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
argumentation · rebuttal · discourse · propaganda · spin · talking-points · sloganeering · mudslinging · smear · fearmongering
crowd
Large public gathering
- supportersPeople who back something
- placardsSigns carried at demonstrations
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
podium · gathering · megaphone · banner · chanting · assembly · partisanship · entourage · applause · spectacle
ballot
Voting document
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
plebiscite · referendum · voter · turnout · absentee · majority · tally · counting · recount · results
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
- coalition-buildingForming multi-party alliances
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- redistrictingRedrawing electoral boundaries
whip · negotiation · bargaining · logrolling · backroom · kingmaker · battleground · targeting · focus-groups · demographics
electioneeredgoverned
Administered by authority
ruled · administered · legislated · abdicated · resigned
electioneeredabstained
Voluntarily held back
sat out · disengaged · withdrew · apathy · indifference