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    canvass
    /ˈkanvəs/

    verb

    • 1. solicit votes from (electors or members): "in each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters" Similar campaignelectioneersolicit votesdrum up support
    • 2. propose (an idea or plan) for discussion: "early retirement was canvassed as a solution to the problem of unemployment" Similar proposesuggestsubmitoffer

    noun

    • 1. an act of canvassing: "a house-to-house canvass"

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