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CANVASSING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Persuasion of voters in a political campaign

Synonyms:

bell ringing; canvassing; electioneering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("canvassing" is a kind of...):

persuasion; suasion (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb canvass

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