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Whistlestop
see synonyms of whistlestopVerb
1. whistlestop
tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
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Whistlestop
see synonyms of whistlestopnoun
1. US and Canadian
a.
a minor railway station where trains stop only on signal
b.
a small town having such a station
2.
a.
a brief appearance in a town, esp by a political candidate to make a speech, shake hands, etc
b.
(as modifier)
a whistle-stop tour
verb whistle-stop -stops, -stopping or -stopped
3. (intransitive)
to campaign for office by visiting many small towns to give short speeches
verbWord forms: whistle-stops, whistle-stopping or whistle-stopped (intransitive)
1.
to campaign for office by visiting many small towns to give short speeches
adjective
2.
involving brief appearances in a succession of places, esp by a political candidate to make a speech, shake hands, etc
Bertie Ahern will host a working dinner for Tony Blair tonight as he jets into Dublin
on a whistle-stop tour of E.U. capitals.
He had made the whistle-stop visit on his way home from the World Economic Forum.
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Whistlestop
see synonyms of whistlestop noun
1.
a small town, orig. one at which a train stopped only upon signal
2.
a brief stop in a small town as part of a tour, esp. in a political campaign; orig.,
such a stop in which the candidate spoke from the rear platform of a train
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwhistle-ˌstopped or ˈwhistle-ˌstopping
3.
to make a series of whistle-stops
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