canvass

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From canvas, originally meaning "to toss in a canvas sheet". First attested 1508

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[edit] Noun

canvass (plural canvasses)

  1. a solicitation of voters or opinions
  2. a public opinion survey

[edit] Verb

canvass (third-person singular simple present canvasses, present participle canvassing, simple past and past participle canvassed)

  1. To solicit voters or opinions.
  2. To conduct a survey.
  3. To campaign.

[edit] Quotations

  • 2001', Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, page 5
    Adam Berendt, who canvassed through Rockland County on behalf of education, environmental, and gun control bond issues.
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