遊説

ゆうぜい
election tour
election campaign
stumping

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ゆうぜい【遊説】

canvass

〖C〗《主に米》選挙運動， 遊説

*campaign

〖C〗《正式》(政治的・社会的)運動；《米》選挙運動， 遊説.

¶ → 遊説者

¶ → 遊説旅行

◇ → 遊説する

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ゆうぜい【遊説】

a canvassing [an electioneering, a speaking] tour; an oratorical [a platform] campaign; canvassing for votes; political speech-making; stumping.

～する go canvassing; canvass; make an electioneering tour; 〔地方を〕 barnstorm 《through the Tōhoku districts》; take the stump; stump (it); be on the stump.

●日本国内を遊説する make a speaking [campaign] tour of Japan

・選挙区を遊説して回る make a campaign tour of one's constituency.

●遊説中に暗殺される be assassinated while on the stump

・彼女は関西地方を遊説中だ. She is now stumping the Kansai districts.

●全国遊説に出かける go campaigning around the country; set out on an electioneering tour around the country

・総裁自ら遊説に乗り出した. The president himself set out on an electioneering tour [was out on the hustings].

遊説計画 a campaign [stumping] program.

遊説者 〔候補者〕 a stumping candidate [politician]; a stumper; 〔運動員〕 a canvasser; a canvassing [an electioneering] agent; a stump speaker.

遊説旅行 a stumping [an electioneering] tour; a speaking [campaign] tour [trip].