variants:
or less commonly canvas
canvassed; canvassing
Definition of canvass
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
canvass voters canvassed the neighborhood to solicit magazine subscriptions
2a
: to examine in detail
specifically
: to examine (votes) officially for authenticity
: to seek orders or votes : solicit
was canvassing for a seat in Congress
canvass
noun
variants:
or less commonly canvas
Definition of canvass (Entry 2 of 2)
: the act or an instance of canvassing
especially
: a personal solicitation of votes or survey of public opinion
a house-to-house canvass to ascertain the vote before the election
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The first known use of canvass was in 1508
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