"Canvassing" is a word in ENGLISH

The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

A canvassing for votes.

To contend for; to canvass; to solicit.

Political operations preceding an election; a canvass.

Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.

To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city …

To examine by discussion; to debate.

To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to …

Examination in the way of discussion or debate.

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass …

Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.

The act of examining and counting the returns of votes cast at a pub-lic election. Bowler v. Elsenhood, 1 S. …

of Canvass

One who canvasses.

ihap v [AC; a] count. Makaihap siya hangtud sa usa ka gatus, He can count to a hundred. Nag-íhap ang …

kambas v {1a} [AN; b5c] canvass for votes or sales. Kambásun (kambásan) nátù sila kay wà pa sila hibaligyai, Lets …

pa, nagkanayun siya, In other words, he continued . . . kanbas n canvass cloth.

palayág - To set sail, sail off, make sail, go or travel—under sails,—under canvass. (cf. láyag).

This is the offi-clal title in some of the states of the board of canvassers of elections