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canvassing

[kan-vuh-sing] / ˈkæn və sɪŋ /
NOUN
electioneering
Synonyms
STRONG
barnstorming polling voting






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Eralp said she is modeling her campaign, with its focus on door-to-door canvassing, on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Six months out from the Democratic primary in May, her campaign is already canvassing in Atlanta, Athens, Savannah and Norcross.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025

In Los Angeles, activists with the Democratic Socialists of America have already fired up their campaigns for the June election, sending out canvassing teams and scheduling postcard-writing events for their chosen candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

For a month and more, as they celebrated a century at Murrayfield, Scottish Rugby has been canvassing opinion on the greatest moment the old place has seen.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

As we make our way to the next block that we’ll be canvassing, people wave, or nod and say hello.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson