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Definition
canvass verb (GET SUPPORT)
/ˈkæn.vəs/ v
[I or T] to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area
I've been out canvassing for the Labour Party every evening this week.
canvass
noun
n [C]
canvasser
noun
/ˈkæn.və.sər /
/-sɚ/ n [C]
/-sɚ/ n [C] (Definition of canvass verb (GET SUPPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
