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Verb
/ˈkanvəs/,
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canvasses, plural; canvases, plural;
  1. Solicit votes from (electors in a constituency)
    • - in each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters
    • - she canvassed for votes
  2. Question (someone) in order to ascertain their opinion on something
    • - they promised to canvass all member clubs for their views
  3. Ascertain (someone's opinion) through questioning
    • - opinions on the merger were canvassed
  4. Try to obtain; request
    • - they're canvassing support among shareholders
  5. Discuss thoroughly
    • - the issues that were canvassed are still unresolved
Noun
  1. An act or process of attempting to secure votes or ascertain opinions
    • - a house-to-house canvass
  1. (canvass) canvas: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
  2. (canvass) poll: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
  3. (canvass) poll: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
  4. (canvass) solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
  5. (canvass) analyze: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
  6. (canvass) sail: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
  7. (canvass) canvas: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
  8. (canvass) canvas: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
  9. Canvassing is the systematic initiation of direct contact with a target group of individuals commonly used during political campaigns. ...
  10. (Canvass (business)) Canvass is a period of time when the customer is visited by the seller (or agent) in a customer premise. This happen periodically or occasionally. ...
  11. (canvass) a solicitation of voters or opinions; a public opinion survey; To solicit voters or opinions; To conduct a survey; To campaign
  12. (CANVASS) The cloth of which sails are made. No. 1 is the coarsest and strongest.
  13. (CANVASS) A specific period of time during which sales reps negotiate advertising for all customers contained within a specific directory.
  14. (CANVASS) To work a neighbourhood, to go through it and knock on every door. Agent canvass to get new listings, investors and home buyers do it to find potential sellers who have not yet listed their properties and may agree to sell quickly for less.
  15. (Canvass) A method of talking individually to every member of a bargaining unit to either convey information, gather information on a survey, or plan for united action.
  16. (Canvass) Also known as Annual Canvass; it refers to the period during which the council contacts each property in the borough requesting the names and nationalities of residents eligible to vote in the UK. ...
  17. (Canvass) The practice of visiting retailers in a particular market for a specific marketing purpose.
  18. (Canvass) means "to conduct a survey or examine thoroughly", or "to seek votes": She canvassed all the stores before she found the right dress.
  19. (Canvass) solicit votes; ascertain opinions of; seek custom from; propose idea, etc
  20. (Canvass) v: to engage people in action by collecting signatures for a petition, registering voters and recruiting new members. Working America canvasses to invite people to join our organization and give them the opportunity to take action on important working family issues;
  21. (canvass) to discuss thoroughly