"electioneering" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

same as: bell ringing, canvassing
is a type of: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
subtypes:
- front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigning - a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel
- hustings - the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
- whispering campaign - the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate
- stumping - campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
has: whistle-stop tour - a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited

same as: campaigning, candidacy, candidature, political campaign