ELECTIONEERING

campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign

(noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected

electioneering, bell ringing, canvassing

(noun) persuasion of voters in a political campaign

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

electioneering (uncountable)

Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.

Verb

electioneering

present participle of electioneer

Source: Wiktionary


ELECTIONEER

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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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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