canvass
/ˈkænvəs/
noun
- An act of asking people for their opinions or votes, especially in a political campaign.
- The campaign organized a door-to-door canvass to reach undecided voters.
- The volunteers completed a successful canvass of the downtown area.
- After a thorough canvass, they found that most people supported the new library.
verb
- To go through an area asking people for their opinions, support, or votes, especially in politics.
- The candidate spent the weekend canvassing door-to-door for the upcoming election.
- Volunteers will canvass the neighborhood to ask residents about the new park proposal.
- Our team plans to canvass the entire city to gather feedback on the recycling program.
- To examine or discuss something thoroughly, such as an idea or issue.
- We need to canvass the pros and cons of moving to a new office location.
- The committee met to canvass all the options before making a decision.
- During the meeting, they canvassed the details of the contract carefully.
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