English-Swedish translations for canvass

Definition of canvass

• A solicitation of voters or public opinion
• To toss in a canvas sheet; to thrash, beat.
• To solicit voters, opinions, etc. from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses
• To conduct a survey
• To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize
• To examine by discussion; to debate

Examples

• to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions
• to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote

Related words

• canvasser
• canvassing
• overcanvassed
• tele-canvassing
• doorstep canvassing
• book canvasser