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1Ivan Slavkov — ( bg. Иван Славков) (born May 11, 1940) is a Bulgarian sports boss linked to the Communist era nomenklatura. He served as President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) between 1982 and 2005 and was a member of the International Olympic… …
2canvass — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. solicit votes. b tr. solicit votes from (electors in a constituency). 2 tr. a ascertain opinions of. b seek custom from. c discuss thoroughly. 3 tr. Brit. propose (an idea or plan etc.). 4 intr. US check the validity of votes …
3canvass — I. v. a. 1. Debate, discuss, dispute, agitate. 2. Investigate, examine, scrutinize, sift, study, consider, follow up, inquire into. 3. Bespeak the votes of, solicit votes from. II. n. 1. Discussion, debate, dispute. 2. Examination, scrutiny,… …
4canvass — verb 1》 solicit votes from (electors). ↘question (someone) in order to ascertain their opinion on something. 2》 Brit. propose (an idea or plan) for discussion. noun an act of canvassing. Derivatives canvasser noun Origin C16 (in the sense… …
5door to door — from one door to another (to collect donations, sell a product, solicit votes, etc.) …
6United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
7Nuclear option — This article is about the U.S. legislative tactic. See also nuclear warfare. In U.S. politics, the nuclear option (or constitutional option ) allows the United States Senate to reinterpret a procedural rule by invoking the argument that the… …
8brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …
9Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …
10canvass — canvasser, n. /kan veuhs/, v.t. 1. to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from. 2. to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate. v.i. 3. to solicit votes, opinions, or the like. n. 4. a soliciting of votes, orders …
