Betekenis van canvass In het Nederlands

• 0 to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area:

  • I've been out canvassing for the Labour Party every evening this week.

• 1 to try to discover information or opinions by asking people:

  • The council has been canvassing local opinion/local people to get their thoughts on the proposed housing development.

• 2 to suggest an idea or plan to be considered:

  • Wind and wave power are now being seriously canvassed as the solution to our energy problems.

• 3 the act of trying to discover information or opinions by asking people:

  • A canvass of council members showed that the proposal would not pass.

• 4 the activity of trying to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area:

  • Volunteers and staffers were manning the phones, gathering leaflets and organizing a canvass.

• 5 to go to each house in an area to find out how many people live there or what their opinions are, or to get support:

  • [ T ] Candidates canvassed the city’s neighborhoods for votes.

• 6 to try to discover information or opinions by asking people:

  • The survey shows that half the companies canvassed felt that using corporate websites was more cost-effective than other recruitment methods.

• 7 to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting people's houses:

  • I canvassed with him and more than a month ago predicted he would win.