1. Persuasion of voters in a political campaign
   - electioneering, bell ringing

1. Solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
   - canvass 
2. Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
   - poll, canvass 
3. Cover with canvas
   "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks" 
4. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
   - analyze [N. Amer], analyse [Brit, Cdn], study, examine, canvass

See also: canvasser

Type of: beg, cover, persuasion, solicit, suasion, survey, tap

Encyclopedia: Canvas

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• insertional mutagenesis
• Insessores
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• inshallah
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• inside clinch
• inside information
• inside job
• inside leg
• inside loop
• Inside Passage
• inside track
• inside-out
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• witch-hunt
• witch-hunter
• witchcraft
• witchery
• witches' brew