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Synonyms for electioneering


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-lek-shuh-neer
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌlɛk ʃəˈnɪər



Définition of electioneering

Origin :
  • 1760 (implied in electioneering), from election, probably on model of auctioneer (see auction), as the verb engineer was not yet in use.
  • noun campaigning
Example sentences :
  • "Electioneering seems to be telling on you, old lady," I remarked.
  • Extract from : « The Right Stuff » by Ian Hay
  • As you know, electioneering in the States is rather different from what it is here.
  • Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
  • This is why the director was so opposed to the idea of bringing me on the electioneering trip.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • From the electioneering point of view, I think our journey has been a success.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • He said he did not want any electioneering about the officers—'log-rolling,' my father calls it.
  • Extract from : « The Boat Club » by Oliver Optic
  • On the front of the house were some inscriptions for electioneering purposes.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • What a fine bit of electioneering, if he could get them to shut out their own men!
  • Extract from : « The Cock-House at Fellsgarth » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • I think the Tartar "counted heads," like an electioneering agent.
  • Extract from : « Utopia of Usurers and other Essays » by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
  • He had wasted, men said, much on electioneering, and more in gambling.
  • Extract from : « Framley Parsonage » by Anthony Trollope
  • Electioneering is forbidden within one hundred feet of the polls.
  • Extract from : « Citizenship » by Emma Guy Cromwell

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