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Canvass
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. i.) 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.
(2):
(n.) Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
(3):
(n.) Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.
(4):
(n.) Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.
(5):
(n.) To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
(6):
(n.) 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.
(7):
(n.) To examine by discussion; to debate.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Canvass'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/canvass.html. 1828.
