electioneer
to work for the success of a particular candidate, party, ticket, etc., in an election.
Origin of electioneer
1Other words from electioneer
- e·lec·tion·eer·er, noun
Words Nearby electioneer
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How to use electioneer in a sentence
And elites with ambitions in national politics are learning to electioneer accordingly.
Meanwhile, the freshman should get together, become acquainted, and electioneer for the election of officers.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. EmersonBlessed be God, that custom forbids women to electioneer or fight.
An officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.
The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes | James Quay HowardAnd thereupon he and Spouter and a number of others set to work to electioneer for Jack as hard as they could.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch | Edward Stratemeyer
The boys went out on Friday nights, to electioneer for the Granger ticket, as it was called.
A Spoil of Office | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for electioneer
/ (ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪə) /
to be active in a political election or campaign
a person who engages in this activity
Derived forms of electioneer
- electioneering, noun, adjective
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