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  • 71lobby — lob·by 1 n pl lobbies: a group of persons engaged in lobbying esp. as representatives of a particular interest group lobby 2 vb lob·bied, lob·by·ing vi: to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and esp. members of a legislative …

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  • 72canvass — can·vass also can·vas / kan vəs/ vb vassed also vased, vass·ing, also, vas·ing vt 1 a: to examine in detail; specif: to examine (votes) officially for authenticity b: to make the subject of discussion or debate …

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  • 73prostitute — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ She was arrested and charged with being a common prostitute. ▪ child, teenage, underage ▪ female, male …

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  • 74accost — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. greet, hail, address. See courtesy. Ant., scorn. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To greet] Syn. address, hail, call to; see greet . 2. [To solicit] Syn. approach, waylay, confront, proposition*; see… …

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  • 75ask — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. interrogate, question; inquire; invite; request, demand. See inquiry, barter. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To inquire] Syn. request, query, question, inquire, interrogate, examine, cross examine, demand,… …

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  • 76campaign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. operations; plan. v. i. canvass, electioneer; fight, war. See warfare, conduct. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. operations, crusade, drive, warfare; see attack 1 , battle 2 . See Synonym Study at battle . v.… …

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  • 77canvass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. examine, sift, discuss; solicit, campaign, poll, survey. See inquiry, request. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To seek votes] Syn. campaign, solicit votes, agitate, apply; see campaign 1 . 2. [To sell from… …

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  • 78court — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. solicit, invite; curry favor, cultivate, cajole, praise; woo, sue, make love to. Informal, spark. n. enclosure, [court]yard, quadrangle, patio; tribunal, bench, bar, jurisdiction, session;… …

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  • 79invite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. summon, ask; tempt, attract, lure; solicit; bid; challenge; court. See request, offer. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To request the presence of] Syn. ask, have over, have in, ask out, bid come, extend an… …

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  • 80lobby — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. foyer, hall, vestibule; lobbyism; pressure group, bloc, party, lobbyists, advocates. See receptacle, influence. v. solicit, ask favors; promote, bring pressure [to bear]; plump for, root for, pull… …

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