English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of canvass

canvass

/verb/ वोट मांगना; उपार्थन करना; मत माँगना; मतार्थन करना; पक्ष-प्रचार करना;

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English Dictionary:

1. Canvass

[n.]

- To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote.
- To examine by discussion; to debate.
- To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
- Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.
- Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
- Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.

2. Canvass

[v. i.]

- To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for.