canvassing

«canvassing» in Mova's school dictionary: Going from house to house or talking to people to ask for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (-ing form of canvass: canvass, canvasses, canvassed, canvassing); noun (canvassing — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Going from house to house or talking to people to ask for their votes or support for a person, party or cause, especially before an election. tree →

2) Asking many people for their opinions: canvassing views. tree →

3) (less common) Discussing an idea in detail. tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship and politics lessons canvassing is how candidates and helpers knock on doors, hand out leaflets and talk to voters before an election. Schools may canvass parents' opinions with a survey. In stories it shows someone working hard to win support. Phrases: go canvassing, canvassing for votes, canvassing opinions.

examples

• The candidate went canvassing on our street. tree →
• Volunteers were canvassing for votes before the election. tree →
• A woman knocked on our door canvassing for the Green Party. tree →
• The school is canvassing parents about a new uniform. tree →
• I helped my mum with canvassing for the class rep vote. tree →
• Canvassing means talking to lots of people to win support. tree →

note

Spelled with double s (canvass); "canvas" with one s is the strong cloth used for tents and paintings — a common trap. Past: canvassed. Safety: children should never answer the door to strangers alone, even friendly canvassers.

In the corpora

• Canvassing means volunteers going door to door to talk to voters and hear what they care about.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «canvassing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.