0 the posting of advertising or similar material to a lot of people at one time --
1 an act of sending letters, packages, or electronic messages to a lot of people at one time: --
2 a paper advertisement sent to homes or businesses: --
I accept the free mailshot at general elections in my constituency.
We have already discussed the fact that the free mailshot does not appear in legislation relating to those countries.
I have made it quite clear why there will not be free mailshots.
Our second consideration in opposing free mailshots was the related issue of precedent.
If he is prepared to do that without the benefit of a free mailshot, the scope for such commercial candidatures is endless.
Moreover, the cost of mailshots would be not only astronomical, but uncontrollable.
Extensive marketing included a mailshot of the top 500 housing developers.
Candidates then were collectively entitled to one free mailshot during their campaign.
