CANVASS


Meaning of CANVASS in English

(~es, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.

I’m ~ing for the Conservative Party...

VERB: V for n

~er (~ers)

...a Conservative ~er.

N-COUNT

2.

If you ~ public opinion, you find out how people feel about a particular subject.

Members of Parliament are spending the weekend ~ing opinion in their constituencies.

VERB: V n

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