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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. introften foll byfor 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹Ա, noun
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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

Planning permission for the mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria, was overturned by the High Court last year following a campaign by environmental groups.

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Campaigns managerJosie Anderson said it was "an exciting change" the charity had campaigned on for years.

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In her most pointed public remarks since the election, she alluded to such concerns being the foundation of her 2024 presidential campaign.

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But the group is no longer the force it was since being dealt a devastating blow in Israel's bombing campaign and invasion of Lebanon, which followed the pager attacks, and faces serious challenges.

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Witnesses at his trial testified he waged a campaign of terror, hunting rivals and sometimes killing indiscriminately.

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