electioneering
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electioneering — index politics Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 electioneering … Law dictionary
electioneering — [n] campaigning barnstorming*, canvassing, polling, voting; concept 87 … New thesaurus
electioneering — ► NOUN ▪ the action of campaigning to be elected to public office … English terms dictionary
Electioneering — Electioneer E*lec tion*eer , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Electionered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electioneering}.] To make interest for a candidate at an election; to use arts for securing the election of a candidate. [1913 Webster] A master of the whole art of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
electioneering — [[t]ɪle̱kʃənɪ͟ərɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Electioneering is the activities that politicians and their supporters carry out in order to persuade people to vote for them or their political party in an election, for example making speeches and visiting… … English dictionary
electioneering — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. campaigning, canvassing, soliciting votes, *stumping, *barnstorming, promoting. A war in which everybody shoots from the lip. Raymond Moley … English dictionary for students
electioneering — e|lec|tion|eer|ing [ıˌlekʃəˈnıərıŋ US ˈnır ] n [U] speeches and other activities that are intended to persuade people to vote for a particular person or political party … Dictionary of contemporary English
electioneering — e|lec|tion|eer|ing [ ı,lekʃə nırıŋ ] noun uncount things that politicians say and do to persuade people to vote for them in an election, often things that do not seem sincere or fair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
electioneering — e·lec·tion·eer·ing || ɪ‚lekʃə nɪərɪŋ n. act of campaigning for a particular candidate in an election e·lec·tion·eer || ɪ‚lekʃə nɪə v. campaign for a particular candidate in an election, work actively for particular… … English contemporary dictionary
electioneering — noun campaign to be elected to public office. → electioneer … English new terms dictionary
