Definition of "electioneering"

electioneering

/ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/

noun
uncountable
1. Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
  Quotations
  [...] 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
1. present participle and gerund of electioneer