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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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Other Word Forms

  • ·貹· noun
  • dzܲ·ٱ··貹 noun
  • ··貹 noun adjective
  • ··貹 verb
  • ܲ··貹·Բ adjective
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Word 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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Word 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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The threat to Canada's sovereignty from US President Donald Trump has dominated the election campaign, but the country also faces a challenge from within.

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Trump during the early innings of his second presidency followed through on various campaign pledges, introducing new tariffs and dialing up the rhetoric against China and other U.S. trading partners.

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The expectation - unconfirmed but widespread - is that he will leave after the league campaign concludes to finalise his agreement with the Brazil national team.

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Fly-half Holly Aitchison guided England to victory that day and was in pole position to retain the 10 shirt this campaign, but Mitchell has instead split the workload between his three playmakers.

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Virtually all of his promises during the campaign have come up short.

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