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electioneering

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e·lec·tion·eer  (-lksh-nîr)
intr.v. e·lec·tion·eered, e·lec·tion·eer·ing, e·lec·tion·eers
To work actively for a candidate or political party.

e·lection·eerer n.

electioneering
Noun
the act of taking an active part in a political campaign, for example by canvassing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.electioneeringelectioneering - persuasion of voters in a political campaign
persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
2.electioneeringelectioneering - the campaign of a candidate to be elected
whistle-stop tour - a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours"
crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigning - a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; "William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign"
hustings - the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
whispering campaign - the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate
stumping - campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
Translations
Spanish electioneering [ɪlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ] ncampaña electoral
French electioneering [ɪlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ] npropagande électorale, manœuvres électorales
German electioneering [ɪlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ] elect nWahlkampf m
Italian electioneering [ɪlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ] npropaganda elettorale

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Veneering immediately mentions what a blessing he feels it, to possess a friend capable of such grand administrative suggestions, and really is elated at this going about of Boots and Brewer, as an idea wearing an electioneering aspect and looking desperately like business.
Frank Hawley, who was afraid of nobody, and was a Tory suspicious of electioneering intentions.
For Harry was still young, and could feel the sort of enthusiasm for his captain in electioneering that a schoolboy can feel for his captain in cricket.
 
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