ELECTIONEER

electioneer

(verb) work actively for a political candidate or a party; “My neighbors are busy electioneering during the Presidential election campaign”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

electioneer (third-person singular simple present electioneers, present participle electioneering, simple past and past participle electioneered)

To campaign for an elective office, on one's own behalf, or on behalf of another, particularly by direct contact.

Source: Wiktionary


E*lec`tion*eer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Electionered; p. pr. & vb. n. Electioneering.]

Definition: To make interest for a candidate at an election; to use arts for securing the election of a candidate. A master of the whole art of electioneering. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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