- present participle of canvass.
canvassing
Example Sentences
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"Canvassing has a big impact," the 41-year-old told AFP in Jaszfenyszaru, a central Hungarian town long considered a stronghold of Orban's Fidesz party.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Canvassing for the Senedd election in spring 2021 came soon after the second lockdown ended.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024
Canvassing neighborhoods and getting people to vote is a simple way to help the Culinary, Maria Orozco, 64, said, adding that the Culinary means “everything” to her.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
Canvassing more than 340,000 mail-in ballots cast during the primary resulted in a nearly month-long delay.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022
For at Sadie's Sunday school you did not get a prize for the new scholars you brought in on Canvassing Day.
From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden