This is the 5154th most frequent Japanese word.
遊説
Political campaigning or electioneering.
In this sentence, '遊説' is used to indicate traveling around for political campaigning.
彼は選挙活動で全国を遊説しました。
He toured the country for his election campaign.
Here, '遊説' refers to carrying out a touring activity for gathering political support.
その政治家は地方で遊説を行いながら支持を募った。
The politician gathered support while conducting a campaign tour in the regions.
In this example, '遊説' is used to denote the concept of campaign touring as an organized activity.