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Keywords: Solicit, Thoroughly, Vote, Subscriptions, Precinct

Related Terms: Recount, Referendum , Proxy Vote, Elector, Plebiscite, Acclamation, Ballot, Candidate, Exit Poll, Overvote, Plurality, Poll, Preferential Voting, Scrutineer, Slate, Vote, Voter, Approval Voting, Single Transferable Vote, Simple Majority, Proxy Voting, Electoral Roll, Electoral System, Secret Ballot, Polling Place, Provisional Ballot, Undervote, Statutory Voting, Representation Election, Primary Election, Ballot Paper, Donkey Vote, Informal Vote, Compulsory Voting, First Past The Post, Optional Preferential Voting, Postal Vote, Redistribution, Returning Officer, Electoral College, Primary, Absentee Ballot, Polling Station, Voting Machine, Blanket Primary, No Vote, Protest Vote, Vote For Nader, Yes Vote, Ballot Initiative

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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.

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To go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.

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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.

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