canvassing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: canvassing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for canvassing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
canvassing n persuasion of voters in a political campaign [syn: electioneering, bell ringing, canvassing]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canvass \Can"vass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote. I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence. --Woodward. 2. To examine by discussion; to debate. An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. --Sir W. Hamilton. 3. To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.