Nowadays, candidates don't often canvass neighborhoods.
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Canvass
/ˈkænvəs/
Synonyms for "canvass" (254 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Noun(7 words)
addressaddressesagitateairall-out campaignanalyzeangle forargueaskassemblageassemblyaustralian ballotautopsyayeballotbid forcall upcall-upcampaigncampaign button
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campaign commitmentscampaign contributioncampaign fundcanvassingcasecast a ballotcasting votecensuscheckcheck outcheck overcheck upcheck up oncollectioncolligationcollocationcombinationcomment uponcomparisonconconcourseconcurrence
Strong matches (76)
conduct a pollconfluenceconfluxcongregationconsiderconsumer researchconsumer-preference surveycontrovertconvergencecorrallingcounting headscourtcourtingcumulative votingdata-gatheringdeal withdebatedeciding votedeliberatedeliberate upon
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disceptdiscoursediscourse aboutdiscussdisputedividedivisiondrumelectioneerenfranchisementexaltedexaminationexamineexchange viewsfagot votefish forfranchisegatheringgive an examinationgo intogo overgrass-roots campaigngraveyard votehand votehandlehard-hitting campaignhare systemhurrah campaigningatheringinquiryinspectinterviewinventoryinvestigateinvestigationjunctionjuxtapositionknock aroundlist systemlook atlook forlook overmake a surveymedia campaignmobilization
Verb(2 words)
Related words (127)
monitormootmusternaynonontransferable voteobserveopinion polloverhauloverlookpass overpass under reviewpeerpeer atperuseplebisciteplebiscitumplumpplumperplural vote
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pollpollingpop the questionpore overpostmortempreferential votingpro and conproportional representationproxypublic-opinion pollquestionquestionaryquestionnairerapreasonreason aboutreason the pointrecord votereferendumrepresentationreviewright to votering doorbellsrising voterodeorounduprun oversamplesayscanscrupulousscrutinizesecret ballotseekset an examinationshow of handssiftsingle votesizesize upsnap votesolicitsolicit votessolicitationsoundstraw votestudystumpstump excursionstump the countrystumping toursuesue forsuffragesuitsurveytake stock oftake the measuretake the stumptake uptalktalk abouttalk oftalk overtallythrash outthresh outtransferable votetreatventilatevetviewviva vocevoicevoice votevotevotingvoting rightwhistle-stopwhistle-stop campaignwoowooingwrite inwrite-inwrite-in voteyeayeas and naysyes
Determiner(1 words)
more polling
Noun(14 words)
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42 entriesShowing 16 of 42 words.
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18 entriesGOTV drivearea surveydoor to door pollingdoor to door surveydoor-to-door canvassdoor-to-door canvassingexit pollhousehold surveyliterature reviewneighborhood surveyopinion pollphone bankingphone surveypolicy analysispollingstreet campaigning
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Collocations
12 entriescanvass areacanvass neighborhoodcanvass opinionscanvass votersconduct a canvassdoor to door canvassdoor-to-door canvassmass canvassneighborhood canvassopinion canvassphone canvassvoter canvass
Inflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
43 total sentences available.
Tom went out to canvass for Mary's campaign.
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Local music groups in northern Nigeria are being paid to canvass votes for candidates in the gubernatorial race that opens Saturday, two weeks after the presidential polls.
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And with the aunſwere here vpon eftſoones in hand they go, / The doubtfull wordes wherof they ſcan and canuas to and fro.
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