electioneering

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electioneering - 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]

electioneering - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]