Carrie Lam

During the formulation of policies, we encourage discussion and listen. We should canvass opinions from all sectors of society - especially relevant stakeholders, those who work on the front line, and the youth - with a view to seeking consensus in society.

Chinese Politician

Jacinda Ardern

We spent the election campaign really canvassing where we were as a nation, deciding who had the mandate to change that up going forward. But I think the challenge for us will be, as with any government, your actions demonstrate your legacy.

New Zealander Politician

Hiram Rhodes Revels

We are in the midst of an exciting canvass... I am working very hard in politics as well as in other matters. We are determined that Mississippi shall be settled on a basis of justice and political and legal equality.

American Politician

Owen Jones

My dad saw himself as part of a historic struggle for human liberation: he met my mum canvassing for the Labour party in a snowstorm in Tooting, he helped lead strikes, and recruited miners to socialism.

British Journalist

Fredrik Bajer

Indeed; peace literature is almost exclusively read, though to good effect, by pacifists, while what is needed is the canvassing of those who have not so far been won to the cause.

Danish Writer

Alex Hirsch

I personally went canvassing door to door in a local race when I was in high school and thought it was kind of hilarious how worked up people got over such small stakes elections.

American Writer

Patricia Ireland

There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are still organized who know how to do door to door and phone canvassing, who know how to raise money.

American Activist

Charles Babbage

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

English Mathematician

Joe Murray

I do not feel any artist can produce great art without putting great personality into it. It is always a piece of you that goes on the screen or the canvass.

American Artist

Marti Noxon

I spent some time in Vegas when I was doing some canvassing for Obama back in 2008.

Used when referring to political campaigns and voter interaction.

Political Context

Implies active involvement in seeking opinions, rather than passive.

Active Engagement

Often suggests a systematic process of gathering measurable data.

Quantitative Results

Suggests thorough and detailed examination or discussion.

In-depth Analysis

Means going deeper than superficial aspects when discussing a topic.

Beyond Surface

Used when a situation or idea is being evaluated with careful judgment.

Critical Assessment

Can encompass a wide range of factors in a given situation.

Broad Consideration

 accepting help at this point we need to canvass and send out volunteers we need to tell people what not to bring hey there's a news truck I'll tell them you got my number off the news we don't need any more freezers and you need a ruler someone get me post-its and then the rest of the community figured out that we had answers I can donate three water

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 have studied chimpanzees intensively for decades. We know the extraordinary cognitive capabilities that they have, and they also resemble the kind that human beings have. And so we chose chimpanzees, and we began to then canvass the world

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 how are you Oh God it started okay so I'm going to start off we canvassed our TEDx amazing TEDx community around the world and I have picked two questions that were submitted from those questions for you so I'm going to just kick right

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Canvass