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- verb Present participle of
canvass .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun persuasion of voters in a political campaign
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Examples
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Costumed students who participate in canvassing to encourage their peers to vote will celebrate their outreach with performances by exciting bands, such as Passion Pit at the University of North Carolina in Raleigh on Oct. 29 and OK Go at Ohio State on Oct. 31.
Heather Smith: Share This! Young People Rally Peers to Get Out the Vote
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Costumed students who participate in canvassing to encourage their peers to vote will celebrate their outreach with performances by exciting bands, such as Passion Pit at the University of North Carolina in Raleigh on Oct. 29 and OK Go at Ohio State on Oct. 31.
Heather Smith: Share This! Young People Rally Peers to Get Out the Vote
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: Fimian's campaign manager says the Republican will not make any decisions regarding a recount until the canvassing is complete.
Connolly leads Fimian by 820 votes, but recount remains possible
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The Museums Computer Group is interested in canvassing a wide range of views.
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The Museums Computer Group is interested in canvassing a wide range of views.
The (UK) Museums Computer Group - can you tell us what you think of MCG?
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She said service employees would also be engaged in canvassing, phone banking and voter registration activities across the country.
Major Union Maps General Election Strategy - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
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She said service employees would also be engaged in canvassing, phone banking and voter registration activities across the country.
Major Union Maps General Election Strategy - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
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But it will still be dark when most of the canvassing is being done in the evenings, and dark on election day from an early hour.
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Michael Howard's Council Tax announcement on cancelling Labour's revaluation has gone down very well if today's canvassing is anything to go by.
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Michael Howard's Council Tax announcement on cancelling Labour's revaluation has gone down very well if today's canvassing is anything to go by.
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