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To ascertain the opinions of
“Perhaps your committee should canvass its members about what they want from the club, instead of assuming that they know.”
To campaign, typically as part of an election
“The parties arrive at bargains settling the exact boundaries within which each candidate will canvass most heavily.”
To (attempt to) drum up support for
“Small group meetings were also held to canvass support for the candidates.”
To analyze in detail
“You must thoroughly canvass your organization's business needs and thoroughly canvass the data resources.”
To examine by discussion or debate
“Accordingly, you should briefly canvass each issue and ask the parties whether there is any urgency.”
To put forward or propose
“I wish to canvass a solution drawing on the researches of past scholars.”
To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
To analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or investigative manner
(speak of) To mention or discuss in speech or writing
To solicit or ask for (business), especially aggressively
To express different opinions about something, often angrily
To discuss or have a conversation with another
To collect or gather together, especially funds for a given purpose
Plural for a type of coarse cloth or material, typically woven from hemp
“The delicate silk is being damaged by contact with the rough canvas.”
Plural for a heavy sheet of material or cloth
“Some plants were cankered in the same rows when not shaded by the canvas.”
Plural for a painted picture on canvas
“When the oil canvas was finally complete, the portrait appeared to move!”
Plural for the context or setting for an act or event
“Media codes like these distort and condense a vast canvas of poverty, vulnerability, and exploitation into an echoing story of some young men's violent response to these conditions.”
Dungaree or denim
Plural for a portable shelter, typically made of cloth and supported by one or more poles
Plural for thin sheets used for writing, printing or art
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