ALL meanings of canvass
can·vass
C c - verb canvass If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party. 3
- verb canvass If you canvass public opinion, you find out how people feel about a particular subject. 3
- verb canvass to solicit votes, orders, advertising, etc, from 3
- verb canvass to determine the feelings and opinions of (voters before an election, etc), esp by conducting a survey 3
- verb canvass to investigate (something) thoroughly, esp by discussion or debate 3
- verb canvass to inspect (votes) officially to determine their validity 3
- noun canvass a solicitation of opinions, votes, sales orders, etc 3
- noun canvass close inspection; scrutiny 3
- verb transitive canvass to examine or discuss in detail; look over carefully 3
- verb transitive canvass to go through (places) or among (people) asking for (votes, opinions, orders, etc.) 3
- intransitive verb canvass to try to get votes, orders, etc.; solicit 3
- noun canvass the act of canvassing, esp. in an attempt to estimate the outcome of an election, sales campaign, etc. 3
- intransitive verb canvass solicit opinions or vote 1
- transitive verb canvass solicit opinion or vote of 1
- transitive verb canvass opinions: survey 1
- verb with object canvass to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from. 1
- verb with object canvass to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate. 1
- verb without object canvass to solicit votes, opinions, or the like. 1
- noun canvass a soliciting of votes, orders, or the like. 1
- noun canvass a campaign for election to government office. 1
- noun canvass close inspection; scrutiny. 1
- noun canvass Solicit votes from (electors in a constituency). 1
- noun canvass A solicitation of voters or public opinion. 0
- verb canvass To solicit voters, opinions, etc. from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses. 0
- verb canvass To conduct a survey. 0
- verb canvass To campaign. 0
- verb canvass To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize. 0
- verb canvass To examine by discussion; to debate. 0