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n. someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll

n. One who canvasses.

n. One who solicits votes, mercantile orders, etc.

n. One who examines the returns of votes cast for a public officer; a scrutineer.

n. someone who examines votes at an election

n. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

n. a person who takes or counts votes

n. someone who conducts surveys of public opinion

"Sounds like the 'phone canvasser is doing unknowns and potential squeezes and would therefore only expect a smallish proportion of new Labour iDs."

inspector    examiner    vote counter    teller    inquirer    questioner    querier    enquirer    asker   

canvass   

solicitor   

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