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canvassing

systematic contact with individuals, commonly used during political campaigns
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canvassing

Summary

canvassing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • canvassing is a type of door-to-door[2].
  • canvassing is a type of election campaign[3].
  • canvassing is a type of political campaign[4].
  • canvassing is a type of propaganda[5].
  • canvassing's Commons category is recorded as Canvassing[6].
  • canvassing's facet of is recorded as election campaign[7].
  • canvassing's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include door-to-door[2], election campaign[3], political campaign[4], and propaganda[5].

Why It Matters

canvassing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).[1] canvassing has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] canvassing is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Beko · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Facet of → election campaign
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Canvassing.jpg"
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