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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. persuasion of voters in a political campaign;
[syn: electioneering, bell ringing, canvassing]

2. the campaign of a candidate to be elected;
[syn: campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Electioneer \E*lec`tion*eer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Electionered; p. pr. & vb. n. Electioneering.] To make interest for a candidate at an election; to use arts for securing the election of a candidate. [1913 Webster] A master of the whole art of electioneering. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electioneering n 1: persuasion of voters in a political campaign [syn: electioneering, bell ringing, canvassing] 2: the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn: campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign]