Definition of Canvass

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Canvass

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.

To examine by discussion; to debate.

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

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.

Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.

Examination in the way of discussion or debate.

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

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Canvass Translations

canvass in French is cabalent, cabalons, cabaler, cabalez
canvass in Spanish is escrutinio

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