canvasser
Example Sentences
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Tonight, I’m shadowing Elly Mui, who’s been with the campaign since January—first as a paid canvasser in the run-up to the primary, which Mamdani won in a surprise upset, and as a volunteer ever since.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
Sanchez, 27, worked as a paid canvasser for the Democratic Party of Georgia in 2020 and as an organizer for the “Stop Cop City” effort.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024
One canvasser sought signatures at a Tijuana school, where he was seen falsifying addresses for signers who weren’t California voters.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
It was unclear whether Mr. Paiz could see the boy through the door, or whether the boy had identified himself as a canvasser with the Warnock campaign before the shot was fired.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022
As he never shrank from discussion they easily got his consent to divide time with—as the phrase goes—a canvasser for McDonald, their candidate for governor.
From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin
