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.
canvass β 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.
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.
press the flesh β the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
stand for β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
whistle-stop β to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters.
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.
inspect β to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
scrutinise β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
scrutinize β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
solicit β to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
analyze β to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
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.
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.
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.