[ききこみそうさ, kikikomisousa] (n) (police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc. [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Canvass \Can"vass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously,
to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See
{Canvas}, n.]
1. 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.
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I have made careful search on all hands, and
canvassed the matter with all possible diligence.
--Woodward.
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2. To examine by discussion; to debate.
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An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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3. To go through, with personal solicitation or public
addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass
a city for subscriptions.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
canvassing
n 1: persuasion of voters in a political campaign [syn:
{electioneering}, {bell ringing}, {canvassing}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
