Canvass in a sentence as a noun

They don't go out and canvass for phone numbers first.

Knock on doors and canvass, even just print up flyers and push them through letterboxes.

If you are not, please go and canvass the restaurant's in your area and tell them your viewpoint.

The better option is to use bags made for re-use whether plastic, canvass, or other.

Look at download/purchase statistics, canvass users or do focus groups.

Canvass in a sentence as a verb

I have not bothered to canvass my fellow directors, but I doubt any of them feel any different.

Take the 3 month job, canvass your existing customers on Saturdays and to get ideas for your rev 2 product.

When you start a Rails or Django project you're using a template. When you use Bootstrap you're using a template. When you use the business model canvass you're using a template.

But the article is entirely about increasing voter turnout in political campaigns, by having people canvass their like-minded acquaintances, thereby increasing their interest in elections.

Canvass definitions

noun

the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"

See also: canvas

noun

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

See also: poll

noun

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

See also: sail canvas sheet

noun

a tent made of canvas fabric

See also: canvas

noun

an oil painting on canvas fabric

See also: canvas

noun

the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"

See also: canvas

noun

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

See also: canvas

verb

get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

See also: poll canvas

verb

solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

See also: canvas

verb

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

See also: analyze analyse study examine canvas