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Canvasser

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Noun

1. canvasser, solicitor

a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

2. canvasser, scrutineer

someone who examines votes at an election

3. canvasser, headcounter, poll taker, pollster

someone who conducts surveys of public opinion

Example Sentences:
'a pollster conducts public opinion polls'
'a headcounter counts heads'

4. canvasser

a person who takes or counts votes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Canvasser

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verb
1. 
to solicit votes, orders, advertising, etc, from
2. 
to determine the feelings and opinions of (voters before an election, etc), esp by conducting a survey
3. 
to investigate (something) thoroughly, esp by discussion or debate
4. mainly US
to inspect (votes) officially to determine their validity
noun
5. 
a solicitation of opinions, votes, sales orders, etc
6. 
close inspection; scrutiny

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Canvasser

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verb transitive
1. 
to examine or discuss in detail; look over carefully
2. 
to go through (places) or among (people) asking for (votes, opinions, orders, etc.)
verb intransitive
3. 
to try to get votes, orders, etc.; solicit
noun
4. 
the act of canvassing, esp. in an attempt to estimate the outcome of an election, sales campaign, etc.

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Canvasser

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v. can·vassed, can·vass·ing, can·vass·es
v.tr.
1. To examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize: "The evidence had been repeatedly canvassed in American courts" (Anthony Lewis).
2.
a. To go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders.
b. To conduct a survey of (public opinion); poll.
v.intr.
1. To make a thorough examination or conduct a detailed discussion.
2. To solicit voters, orders, or opinions.
n.
1. An examination or discussion.
2. A solicitation of votes or orders.
3. A survey of public opinion.

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