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Canvassing — is the systematic initiation of direct contact with a target group of individuals commonly used during political campaigns. A campaign team (and during elections a candidate) will knock on doors of private residences within a particular… … Wikipedia
canvassing — can‧vas‧sing [ˈkænvəsɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. MARKETING the activity of asking people about something in order to get their opinion or to get information: • Members of the Finance Houses Association should discourage intrusive methods of… … Financial and business terms
canvassing — index analysis, inquiry (systematic investigation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 canvassing … Law dictionary
Canvassing — Der englische Politiker Jack Straw beim Canvassing Unter Canvassing (dt. „Kundenfang“ oder „Stimmenwerbung“) versteht man die systematische Anbahnung eines direkten Kontaktes zu einer bestimmten Gruppe von Personen. Diese Art der Kontaktaufnahme… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Canvassing — Can|vas|sing 〈[kæ̣nvæsıŋ] n.; od. s; unz.〉 1. 〈Pol.〉 Stimmenwerbung, Wahlpropaganda 2. Kundenwerbung, Reklame [engl.] * * * Can|vas|sing [ kɛnvəsɪŋ ], das; s, s [engl. canvassing, zu: to canvass = (Wahl)werbung machen] (Politikjargon): das Von… … Universal-Lexikon
canvassing — / kænvəsɪŋ/ noun the practice of asking people to buy, to vote, or to say what they think ● door to door canvassing ● canvassing techniques … Marketing dictionary in english
Canvassing — Canvass Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canvassing — Can|vas|sing [ kænvəsiŋ] das; [s] <aus engl. canvassing »Wahl , Kundenwerbung« zu to canvass »(Wahl)werbung machen«> Wahlstimmenwerbung durch persönliche Hausbesuche prominenter Politiker … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Canvassing — Stemmehvervning … Danske encyklopædi
canvassing — can·vas·sing s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} tecnica di persuasione basata sulla propaganda capillare {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1955. ETIMO: der. di (to) canvass, ant. passare al setaccio poi criticare, sollecitare (voti) , da canvas canapa … Dizionario italiano
