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can·vass    Audio Help   [kan-vuhs] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
2.to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate.
–verb (used without object)
3.to solicit votes, opinions, or the like.
–noun
4.a soliciting of votes, orders, or the like.
5.a campaign for election to government office.
6.close inspection; scrutiny.

[Origin: 1500–10; orig. sp. var. of canvas, as a v.; sense “discuss” appar. development of the earlier senses “toss in a canvas sheet,” “harshly criticize”; sense “solicit votes” obscurely derived]

can·vass·er, noun

2. analyze, scrutinize, explore.
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can·vass    Audio Help   (kān'vəs)  Pronunciation Key 
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).
    1. To go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders.
    2. 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.


[From obsolete canvass, to toss in a canvas sheet as punishment, from canvas.]

can'vass·er n.
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canvass 
1508, from canvas and probably meaning, originally, "to toss in a canvas sheet," though "to sift through canvas" has also been proposed.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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canvass

noun
1. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" [syn: canvas
2. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people [syn: poll
3. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: sail
4. a tent made of canvas fabric [syn: canvas tent
5. an oil painting on canvas fabric [syn: canvas
6. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" [syn: canvas
7. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) [syn: canvas

verb
1. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions [syn: poll
2. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign 
3. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze

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canvass [ˈkӕnvəs] verb
to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc)
Example: We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.
Arabic: يَطوفُ بالمَنازِلِ طَلَبا للأصْوات
Chinese (Simplified): 游说;拉选票
Chinese (Traditional): 遊說;拉選票
Czech: agitovat
Danish: propagandere
Dutch: klanten, stemmen werven
Estonian: hääli hankima
Finnish: kampanjoida
French: faire campagne pour
German: Stimmen werben
Greek: ψηφοθηρώ
Hungarian: korteskedik
Icelandic: safna undirskriftum, *atkvæðum
Indonesian: kampanye
Italian: fare propaganda*
Japanese: 勧誘して回る
Korean: 유세하고 다니다
Latvian: aģitēt; vākt balsis
Lithuanian: agituoti
Norwegian: samle underskrifter, *støtte
Polish: zabiegać o głosy
Portuguese (Brazil): angariar votos
Portuguese (Portugal): angariar
Romanian: a face campanie (electorală)
Russian: агитировать
Slovak: agitovať
Slovenian: nabirati glasove
Spanish: hacer propaganda, hacer campaña
Swedish: gå runt och värva röster
Turkish: oy toplamak; kapı kapı dolaşmak
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Canvass

Can"vass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. canvassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Canvassing.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See Canvas, n.]

1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote.

I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence. --Woodward.

2. To examine by discussion; to debate.

An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. --Sir W. Hamilton.

3. To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
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Canvass

Can"vass\, v. i. To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for.
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Canvass

Can"vass\, n. 1. Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. --Bacon.

2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.

3. Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.

No previous canvass was made for me. --Burke.
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