1. canvass - Noun
2. canvass - Verb
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.
To examine by discussion; to debate.
To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
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.
Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.
Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDoes a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries. David Hume
I wanted to paint a picture, in indelible print, across the canvass of my heart. Suman Pokhrel
First-rate men will not canvass mobs; and if they did, the mobs would not elect the first-rate men. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
I saw Mr. Lincoln a number of times during the canvass for his second election. The characteristic which struck me most was his superabundance of common sense. Chauncey Depew
I do not feel any artist can produce great art without putting great personality into it. It is always a piece of you that goes on the screen or the canvass. Joe Murray
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