Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize.
- intransitive verb To go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders.
- intransitive verb To conduct a survey of (public opinion); poll.
- intransitive verb To make a thorough examination or conduct a detailed discussion.
- intransitive verb To solicit voters, orders, or opinions.
- noun An examination or discussion.
- noun A solicitation of votes or orders.
- noun A survey of public opinion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To examine; scrutinize.
- Specifically
- To sift or examine by way of discussion; discuss; debate.
- To sift or investigate by inquiry; examine as to opinions, desires, or intentions; apply to or address for the purpose of influencing action, or of ascertaining a probable result: as, to
canvass the people of a city with reference to an approaching election, for the promotion of a public undertaking, or the like. - To traverse for the purpose of inquiry or solicitation; apply to or address the inhabitants of with reference to prospective action: as, to
canvass a district for votes, for subscriptions, etc. - To shake; take to task. See
canvas , transitive verb, 2. - To solicit or go about soliciting votes, interest, orders, subscriptions, or the like: followed by for: as, to
canvass for an office or preferment; to canvass for a friend; to canvass for a mercantile firm. - noun Examination; close inspection; scrutiny: as, a canvass of votes. Specifically
- noun An examination or scrutiny of a body of men, in order to ascertain their opinions or their intentions, especially whether they will vote for or against a given measure or candidate; an estimate of the number of votes cast or to be cast for or against a candidate or bill: as, a canvass of the legislature disclosed a majority of six in favor of the measure.
- noun A seeking; solicitation; specifically, systematic solicitation for the votes and support of a district or of individuals by a candidate for office or by his friends.
- noun Discussion; debate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize.
- transitive verb To examine by discussion; to debate.
- transitive verb To go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses.
- noun Close inspection; careful review for verification.
- noun Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
- noun Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.
- intransitive verb To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; ; -- commonly followed by
for .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
solicitation of voters orpublic opinion . - verb To
solicit voters oropinions . - verb To
conduct asurvey . - verb To
campaign .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
- noun the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- verb get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- noun a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- noun an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- verb solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- noun a tent made of canvas fabric
- noun an oil painting on canvas fabric
- noun the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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“Allow me to present Skeletor,” with a grand flourish, he pulled a canvass from the large cloaked object dominating the small lab.
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The blue canvass is one that I won in a photography competition.
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“Allow me to present Skeletor,” with a grand flourish, he pulled a canvass from the large cloaked object dominating the small lab.
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How she compresses the grandeur and majesty of her subjects onto the canvass is only outdone by the breathtaking awe the viewer is participant to when standing before an original Fanucci.
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Sounds like five '2's and three' 3's, in canvass rating terms.
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Sounds like five '2's and three' 3's, in canvass rating terms.
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"Then they proceeded to what they called the canvass of the votes in the Legislature, not canvassing legal returns of voters in any legal form, but a canvass on the ground of newspaper reports, wild guesses, and forged affidavits.
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She claimed that the canvass was a "open and transparent" process, yet she found the error at noon on Wednesday and sat on the information for 29 hours, not even telling top election officials at the Government Accountability Board.
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She claimed that the canvass was a "open and transparent" process, yet she found the error at noon on Wednesday and sat on the information for 29 hours, not even telling top election officials at the Government Accountability Board.
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The canvass is a legal process in which local officials literally reconstruct the results of the election one voting machine and one precinct at a time, to ensure that all votes validly cast in the election are counted fairly and accurately.
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