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