campaign
the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
a systematic course of aggressive activities for some specific purpose: a sales campaign.
Military.
military operations for a specific objective.
Obsolete. the military operations of an army in the field for one season.
a story in a role-playing game, spread out over multiple play sessions, that usually keeps the same plot, setting, or main characters: Last week we finished our campaign and I already miss it.
to serve in or go on a campaign: He planned to campaign for the candidate.My daughter has been campaigning for a later curfew for months.
to race (a horse, boat, car, etc.) in a number or series of competitions.
Origin of campaign
1Other words for campaign
Other words from campaign
- cam·paign·er, noun
- coun·ter·cam·paign, noun
- pre·cam·paign, noun, adjective
- re·cam·paign, verb
- un·cam·paign·ing, adjective
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How to use campaign in a sentence
He campaigned and governed in poetry, and we are all the richer for it.
But, having himself campaigned by hitting others for their lack of involvement, Perry obviously understands the optics of crisis.
This approach is also consistent with how Obama himself campaigned for the presidency in 2008.
Wolf also has campaigned as a strident opponent of Obamacare and touted his medical expertise in doing so.
D-Day for Milton Wolf, Obama’s Tea Party Cousin, in Kansas Senate Primary | Ben Jacobs | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis opponent, Chris McDaniel, campaigned with Ron Paul, who wants to tear down the border fence because it “keeps us in.”
In my opinion it was twice as large as the crowd that was present when Mr. Kennedy campaigned in Dallas in 1960.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyI would estimate that the crowds were twice as big as they were in September of 1960 when Mr. Kennedy campaigned in Dallas.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyShe came and again campaigned the State and through her efforts every labor organization pledged its support.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI | VariousMrs. Shuler came three times and campaigned all over the State.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI | VariousHe was committed to the new Republican party and campaigned vigorously for Fremont, their candidate for President.
Life of Abraham Lincoln | John Hugh Bowers
British Dictionary definitions for campaign
/ (kæmˈpeɪn) /
a series of coordinated activities, such as public speaking and demonstrating, designed to achieve a social, political, or commercial goal: a presidential campaign; an advertising campaign
military a number of complementary operations aimed at achieving a single objective, usually constrained by time or geographic area
(intr often foll by for) to conduct, serve in, or go on a campaign
Origin of campaign
1Derived forms of campaign
- campaigner, noun
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