electioneer
pronunciation
How to pronounce electioneer in British English: UK [ɪˌlekʃən'ɪə]
How to pronounce electioneer in American English: US [ɪˌlekʃən'ɪr]
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- Verb:
- work actively for a political candidate or a party
Word Origin
- electioneer (v.)
- 1760 (implied in verbal noun electioneering), from election, probably on model of auctioneer, as the verb engineer was not yet in use.