Čo znamená canvass v angličtine a aká je definícia canvass?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť canvass výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

canvass Význam & definícia

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.

FBI agents had traced the men to the hotel through witness statements, credit card records and a canvass of desk clerks at area lodging places.
In a canvass of the city this past weekend, the mayor said he talked to a group of 15 young men and got some disturbing feedback.
A canvass of the neighbourhood uncovered no additional incidents.
At election time we would do a canvass of our block.
His party's canvass returns showed their candidate was gaining support.
In 1992, 31 per cent of voters and 10 per cent of non-voters were canvassed.
The second, ' canvassing for votes ', is a picture of electoral bribery : a voter sees no problem in taking money from two different electoral agents.
If one is more optimistic, then the two responses canvassed above will seem more persuasive.