Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canvassing

1 sense of canvassing

Sense 1
electioneering, bell ringing, canvassing -- (persuasion of voters in a political campaign)
       => persuasion, suasion -- (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb canvass

3 senses of canvass

Sense 1
poll, canvass, canvas -- (get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions)
       => survey -- (make a survey of; for statistical purposes)

Sense 2
canvass, canvas -- (solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign)
       => solicit, beg, tap -- (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities")

Sense 3
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas -- (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")