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whistle-stop tour

NOUN

grassroots campaign

Synonyms

WEAK

campaign trail campaigning candidature canvassing door-to-door politicking stump stump excursion stumping stumping tour

Example Sentences

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Today's Bank Holiday weekend will start with Rishi Sunak visiting the north-east after the prime minister completed a whistle-stop tour of the four home nations over the last two days.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

A whistle-stop tour of Lincoln’s body is framed as a flashy PR strategy.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

In 1972, Winnie the Pooh launched a bid for the White House from Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A., then went on a two-week whistle-stop tour with his trusted advisers, Tigger and Eeyore.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

And, remember, It was Harry Truman who went on a whistle-stop tour of the country and that helped him snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat in 1948.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2024

He’s turned his campaign events into something that has more in common with a Bruce Springsteen concert than a Harry Truman whistle-stop tour.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2023