Antonyms for electioneer

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ih-lek-shuh-neer

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌlɛk ʃəˈnɪər

Definition of electioneer

Origin : 1760 (implied in electioneering), from election, probably on model of auctioneer (see auction), as the verb engineer was not yet in use.

As in campaign : verb attempt to win political election
As in canvass : verb poll; discuss issues

Example sentences :

We did nothing from morning till night but electioneer for the Honourable Billy, and kissed all the babies in the borough.
Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Meanwhile, the freshman should get together, become acquainted, and electioneer for the election of officers.
Extract from : « Ruth Fielding At College » by Alice B. Emerson

The boys went out on Friday nights, to electioneer for the Granger ticket, as it was called.
Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland

Blessed be God, that custom forbids women to electioneer or fight.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 » by Various

An officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.
Extract from : « The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes » by James Quay Howard

And thereupon he and Spouter and a number of others set to work to electioneer for Jack as hard as they could.
Extract from : « The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch » by Edward Stratemeyer

Think what an opportunity you would have while on the bench at Frankfort to electioneer as a candidate for Governor in 1927.
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

Synonyms for electioneer

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