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canvassing

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






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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




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