canvass
canvass is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To examine by discussion; to debate. An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. Sir W. Hamilton.
- 2.To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
- 3.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.
- 4.Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon.
- 5.Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
- 6.Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc. No previous canvass was made for me. Burke.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- article
- commentary
- commentator
- consideration
- critic
- criticism
- critique
- deal
- delve
- descant
- discourse
- discoursive
- discursive
- discuss
- discussion
- disquisition
- disquisitionary
- dissert
- dissertation
- editorial
- essay
- essayist
- excursus
- explanation
- exposition
- expository
- expound
- forth
- handle
- hold
- homily
- inquiry
- into
- investigation
- justice
- leader
- leading
- lecture
- length
- memoir
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is canvass.
- What is to examine by discussion; to debate. An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. Sir W. Hamilton called?
- What is to go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions called?
- What is close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon called?
- What is examination in the way of discussion or debate called?
- What is search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc. No previous canvass was made for me. Burke called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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