English > electioneering: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The campaign of a candidate to be elected. |
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| Synonyms | campaigning, candidacy, candidature, political campaign |
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| Parts | whistle-stop tour | A tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns / towns are visited |
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| Narrower | front-porch campaigning, front-porch campaign | A campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel |
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| hustings | The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) |
| stumping | campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) |
| whispering campaign | The organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate / candidate |
| Broader | campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort | A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
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| Spanish | campaña electoral, candidatura |
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| Catalan | campanya electoral, candidatura |
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| Verbs | electioneer | work actively for a political candidate or a party |
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