All canvass synonyms
canΒ·vass
C c verb canvass
- scrutinize β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- inspect β to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- solicit β to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- consult β If you consult an expert or someone senior to you or consult with them, you ask them for their opinion and advice about what you should do or their permission to do something.
- ventilate β to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- run β execution
- campaign β A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
- scan β to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- study β a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- investigate β to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- debate β A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
- survey β to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- argue β If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- review β a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- sift β to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- apply β If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- analyze β to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- stump β the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- crusade β A crusade is a long and determined attempt to achieve something for a cause that you feel strongly about.
- appeal β If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
- scrutinise β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- test β Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
- research β to make researches; investigate carefully.
- ballot β A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
- circularize β to distribute circulars to
- check over β a thorough examination or investigation.
noun canvass
- groupthink β the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
- finals β pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
- blue book β A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics.
- reviewal β the act of reviewing.
- discussion β an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- public-opinion poll β a poll taken by sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues.
- legwork β work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- write up β a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine: The play got a terrible write-up.
- make-up β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- questionnaire β a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- redraft β a second draft or drawing.
- poll β polly.
- book review β a description and analysis of a new book
- cross-examination β to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.