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To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize;
as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district
with reference to its probable vote. |
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To examine by discussion; to debate. |
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To go trough, with personal solicitation or public
addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for
subscriptions. |
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To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by
traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes;
to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; --
commonly followed by for. |
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Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a
canvass of votes. |
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Examination in the way of discussion or debate. |
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Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to
obtain votes, subscribers, etc. |
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