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• Canvassing — is the systematic initiation of direct contact with a target group of individuals commonly used during political campaigns. A campaign team (and during elections a candidate) will knock on doors of private residences within a particular… …   Wikipedia

• Canvassing — Der englische Politiker Jack Straw beim Canvassing Unter Canvassing (dt. „Kundenfang“ oder „Stimmenwerbung“) versteht man die systematische Anbahnung eines direkten Kontaktes zu einer bestimmten Gruppe von Personen. Diese Art der Kontaktaufnahme… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Canvassing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Get out the vote — Get out the vote, sometimes GOTV, is a term used to describe two categories of political activity, both aimed at increasing the number of votes cast in one or more elections. Impartial contexts In impartial contexts Get out the vote is a slogan… …   Wikipedia

• Review Youth Canvassing — is a program developed by the Review and Herald Publishing Association which involves young people getting involved in sharing the good news of salvation in Jesus through the means of the printed page. History The Review and Herald is the oldest… …   Wikipedia

• Burn-out — Syndrome d épuisement professionnel Pour les articles homonymes, voir burnout et épuisement. Syndrome d épuisement professionnel CIM 10 : Z73.0 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Shuttleworth (canvassing) — In the United Kingdom, Shuttleworths are lists of people canvassed to be likely to vote for a particular political party in the PIG model of an electoral campaign. The idea is that once someone is determined to have voted, they are crossed off… …   Wikipedia

• canvass — 01. My brother usually [canvasses] for the Socialist Party during an election. 02. [Canvassers] will be coming to your door this weekend, collecting funds for spinal cord research. Please be generous. 03. Someone came to our house [canvassing]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• canvass — can|vass [ˈkænvəs] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: canvass to throw up in the air from a canvas sheet as a game or punishment (16 17 centuries), from canvas] 1.) [I and T] to try to persuade people to support a political party, politician, plan etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Martin Smyth — Member of Parliament for Belfast South In office 4 March 1982 – 5 May 2005 Preceded by Robert Bradford Succeeded by Alasdair McDonnell Pe …   Wikipedia

• David Amess — MP Member of Parliament for Southend West Basildon (1983 1997) Incumbent Assumed office 9 June 1983 Preceded by …   Wikipedia