CANVASSING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Persuasion of voters in a political campaign

Synonyms:

bell ringing; canvassing; electioneering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("canvassing" is a kind of...):

persuasion; suasion (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)

-ing form of the verb canvass