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campaign

[kam-peyn]

noun

  1. the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.

  2. a systematic course of aggressive activities for some specific purpose.

    a sales campaign.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. Military.

    1. military operations for a specific objective.

    2. Obsolete.the military operations of an army in the field for one season.

  4. 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.



verb (used without object)

  1. 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.

verb (used with object)

  1. to race (a horse, boat, car, etc.) in a number or series of competitions.

campaign

/ æˈɪ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. military a number of complementary operations aimed at achieving a single objective, usually constrained by time or geographic area

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to conduct, serve in, or go on a campaign

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • campaigner noun
  • countercampaign noun
  • precampaign noun
  • recampaign verb
  • uncampaigning adjective
  • ˈ貹Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of campaign1

First recorded in 1620–30; from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Late Latin Ծ “level district,” equivalent to Latin camp(us) “field” + -(ܲ) -an + -ia -ia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of campaign1

C17: from French campagne open country, from Italian campagna, from Late Latin Ծ, from Latin campus field
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Example Sentences

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“This isn’t just about one man,” reads a statement on the campaign’s website.

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Bath added their first league title since 1996 to Premiership Rugby Cup and European Challenge Cup silverware won earlier this campaign.

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The propaganda campaign to portray the largely-peaceful demonstrations as an insurrection.

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They continued to spend a lot more time and attention on the campaign.

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A campaign in his name has raised tens of thousands of pounds for research.

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