canvass
Kelime Anlamı :

1. propaganda yapmak.
2. seçmenleri dolaşarak oy istemek.
3. gözden geçirmek.
4. reklâm yapma.
5. reklâm yapmak.
6. seçim kampanyası.
7. oy toplama.
8. sipariş toplamak.
9. kamuoyu yoklaması yapmak.
10. görüşmek.
Tanımlar :
1. A solicitation of voters or public opinion.
2. to solicit voters or opinions.
3. to conduct a survey.
4. to campaign.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. to examine; scrutinize.
2. specifically
3. to sift or examine by way of discussion; discuss; debate.
4. to sift or investigate by inquiry; examine as to opinions, desires, or intentions; apply to or address for the purpose of influencing action, or of ascertaining a probable result: as, to canvass the people of a city with reference to an approaching election, for the promotion of a public undertaking, or the like.
5. to traverse for the purpose of inquiry or solicitation; apply to or address the inhabitants of with reference to prospective action: as, to canvass a district for votes, for subscriptions, etc.
6. to shake; take to task. see canvas, transitive verb, 2.
7. to solicit or go about soliciting votes, interest, orders, subscriptions, or the like: followed by for: as, to canvass for an office or preferment; to canvass for a friend; to canvass for a mercantile firm.
8. examination; close inspection; scrutiny: as, a canvass of votes. specifically
9. an examination or scrutiny of a body of men, in order to ascertain their opinions or their intentions, especially whether they will vote for or against a given measure or candidate; an estimate of the number of votes cast or to be cast for or against a candidate or bill: as, a canvass of the legislature disclosed a majority of six in favor of the measure.
10. A seeking; solicitation; specifically, systematic solicitation for the votes and support of a district or of individuals by a candidate for office or by his friends.
11. discussion; debate.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia