electioneering
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6.1
- noun
- /ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/
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campaña electoral
- He dedicated his weekends to electioneering, going door-to-door to persuade residents to vote for his candidate.
- electioneering communication
And not not politics like electioneering, but, you know, taking over kingdoms, stuff like that.
- And not not politics like electioneering, but, you know, taking over kingdoms, stuff like that.
Examples
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Yet, in most of the UK, religion is more or less never mentioned at all during electioneering.
Blog text (5) -
There are states that prohibit electioneering on election day.
Blog text (19) -
No electioneering within 50 feet of the candidate.
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We now have a high amount of noise and not much signal in electioneering communications.
Blog text (21) -
Both candidates went to great lengths to avoid the appearance of electioneering.
Academic text (1997) -
Note, too, the shift in non-party spending from electioneering communications to independent expenditures.
Academic text (2014) -
The prohibition on "political activities" is defined so that it is limited to electioneering and lobbying.
Academic text (1996) -
Moreover, with the decline of party mobilization, American techniques of electioneering are becoming permanent paraphernalia of the Western European electoral process.
Academic text (1994) -
His adherence to the traditional view of individual autonomy explains why he contended that the restrictions on electioneering were less likely to encroach upon First Amendment freedoms.
Academic text (2017) -
The Commentariolum Petitionis, or "Little Handbook on Electioneering," purports to be a memo written by Quintus to Marcus telling him how to proceed.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.2
Organized work to help a person or group win an election
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3.2
Organized actions by a candidate or party to get votes and win an election
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5.5
Trying to persuade people to vote by visiting their homes
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8.1
Using short catchy phrases to persuade people without real reasons
An activity where politicians travel and give speeches to win votes
Actively promoting something to get people to notice and support it
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
electioneering = electioneer (transparent) = election + eer + ing
A standard gerund/nominal -ing formation from the verb 'electioneer', which itself transparently means to campaign in an election.
Etymology
Electioneering comes from elect meaning 'choose' and the ending -eering that makes a word into an action. So electioneering is the activity of trying to make people 'choose' a particular candidate, which is why it means persuading voters during an election.