electioneer

英 [ɪ,lekʃə'nɪə] 美[ɪ,lɛkʃən'ɪr]
  • n. 从事选举活动;积极竞选的人
  • vi. 从事选举活动;积极参加竞选
近义词 canvass stump

英英释义


1. work actively for a political candidate or a party;
"My neighbors are busy electioneering during the Presidential election campaign"

英文词源


electioneer (v.)
1760 (implied in verbal noun electioneering), from election, probably on model of auctioneer, as the verb engineer was not yet in use.

词态变化


第三人称单数: electioneers;过去式: electioneered;过去分词: electioneered;现在分词: electioneering;