( n. )
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.
( n. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012