canvass

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Quotations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Homophones: canvas

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

canvass (plural canvasses)

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

[edit] Verb

to 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

[edit] Quotations

• ADAM BERENDT, who canvassed through Rockland County on behalf of education, environmental, and gun control bond issues. - "Middle Age : A Romance" (2001) by Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 5)