canvasser
Example Sentences
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One canvasser, Timothy Nikonorov, explained that he had been an active volunteer with Mamdani’s campaign before becoming a frequent canvasser for Park, and an occasional canvassing lead.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Tonight, I’m shadowing Elly Mui, who’s been with the campaign since January—first as a paid canvasser in the run-up to the primary, which Mamdani won in a surprise upset, and as a volunteer ever since.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
One canvasser said he was paid $25 an hour and found the job on Craigslist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
But Mr. Dyas-Gordon, whose mother is a canvasser, said that after the 2016 election, strangers menaced him, even chasing him down the street.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
He represents that vast army of electors whom neither canvasser nor caucus has ever yet cajoled or bullied into a polling-booth.
From Obiter Dicta Second Series by Augustine Birrell
