Both Uses
canvass
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- Thirty minutes later I'd canvassed the entire lot.†
p. 117.1 *canvassed = examined an issue, got opinions by asking specific questions; and/or asked people for political support individually
- We need to canvass his neighborhood.†
p. 162.7canvass = get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; or solicit votes
Definitions:
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(1)
(canvass as in: canvass the crowd) examine an issue, get opinions by asking specific questions; and/or ask people for political support individually
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)