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canvassing

/kan-vuhs/US // ˈkæn vəs //UK // (ˈkænvəs) //

拉票,拉选票,拉票活动,拉练

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
    • : to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to solicit votes, opinions, or the like.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a soliciting of votes, orders, or the like.
    • : a campaign for election to government office.
    • : close inspection; scrutiny.

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Examples

  • Technically, no state's election is finished until canvasses are completed and all recounts and challenges are settled, or dismissed.

  • In Nevada, the loser of the election may request a recount within three working days of the final canvass of votes, no matter the margin — but they must be willing to put down a deposit to cover the estimated cost of the recount.

  • They make their own ads, run their own canvassing efforts, and have even started recruiting their own candidates.

  • “Tracting,” the LDS term for canvassing for converts, seems like utter hell.

  • Canvassing volunteers have been helping by going door to door and texting in for those without cell phone capacity.

  • Thousands of union workers are canvassing door-to-door, calling voters and campaigning against the candidate online.

  • This would give them a reason to go out canvassing again in the cold and rain just like they did in 2008.

  • I was passing the office of the opposition editor late at night after canvassing for votes all day.

  • Senator Foote is actively engaged in canvassing the state, urging the same views.

  • The next day the canvassing begins, and it is superfluous to state that bribery and corruption are rife.

  • Don Mateo had patronized them all, but his canvassing campaigns on their behalf did not prove successful.

  • On the morrow David started forth on a round of speech making, canvassing the entire district.