Sentence examples for canvassing votes from inspiring English sources

"Listen baby, we're canvassing votes for you, so don't worry," says his mother on the phone.

Some candidates have fancy marquees with chandeliers to canvass votes.

When Michel Platini was elected president of UEFA in January 2007, he successfully canvassed votes from the growing number of East European nations within UEFA's membership.

Perhaps the Prime Minister or an adviser saw an estate looking shabby from the train into London's Paddington station, or maybe in the run-up to last year's general election they visited one briefly to canvass votes.

Some countries announce their candidacy many years in advance and actively canvass votes.

Their assignment was to canvass voting rolls for residents who had died or changed their addresses, and follow up by challenging questionable voters at the polls.

Both leaders will spend the day canvassing voters into voting no on the 18 September poll.

Out canvassing for votes, she encounters a couple who voted for Mr Brownback in 2010 but are backing Mr Davis now.

Politicians canvassing for votes over the next few weeks will no doubt be told that they are all the same.

Still, it was widely known before Thursday that his supporters had been canvassing for votes to have him reinstalled.

A strong desire to do or achieve … from the Latin: ambire "go around, canvassing, for votes".