"electioneer" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: electioneers [present, singular, third-person], electioneering [participle, present], electioneered [participle, past], electioneered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: election + -eer Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|election|eer}} election + -eer Head templates: {{en-verb}} electioneer (third-person singular simple present electioneers, present participle electioneering, simple past and past participle electioneered)
  1. To campaign for an elective office, on one's own behalf, or on behalf of another, particularly by direct contact. Translations (To campaign for elective office): reihys (Manx), אַגיטירן (agitirn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-electioneer-en-verb-PsumClTm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -eer

Inflected forms

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