English noun: whistle-stop tour | |||
1. | whistle-stop tour (act) a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited | ||
Samples | In 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | circuit, tour | ||
Part meronym | campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign | ||