Meanings
nounelectioneering (uncountable)
- uncountableCampaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
… his extraordinary announcement... ignored the most basic commandment of electioneering: Thou shalt not impose a new tax.
2010, Mungo MacCallum, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 32
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of electioneer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe campaign of a candidate to be elected
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Translations
Catalan electoralisme
- electoralismecampaigning for elective office
Chinese Mandarin 競選活動, 竞选活动
- 競選活動campaigning for elective office
- 竞选活动 (jìngxuǎn huódòng)campaigning for elective office
Finnish vaalikampanja, kampanjointi
- vaalikampanjacampaigning for elective office
- kampanjointicampaigning for elective office
German Wahlwerbung
- Wahlwerbungcampaigning for elective office
Italian propaganda elettorale
- propaganda elettoralecampaigning for elective office
Yiddish אַגיטאַציע
- אַגיטאַציע (agitatsye)campaigning for elective office
Cite this entry
APA
electioneering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electioneering
MLA
“electioneering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electioneering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electioneering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electioneering.
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