About The Word Campaign
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Campaign
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What's The Definition Of Campaign?
[n] an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
[n] a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [n] several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) [n] a race between candidates for elective office [v] go on a campaign; go off to war [v] run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" [v] exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" Synonyms | Synonyms for Campaign: agitate | cause | crusade | crusade | drive | effort | fight | hunting expedition | military campaign | movement | political campaign | press | push | run | safari | take the field Related Terms | Find terms related to Campaign: action | activity | all-out campaign | campaign button | campaign commitments | campaign contribution | campaign fund | canvass | cause | circuit | commitment | compete | competition | contest | course | cruise | crusade | drive | effort | electioneer | excursion | expedition | faith | fare | globe-trot | go abroad | go on safari | go overseas | grand tour | grass-roots campaign | great cause | hard-hitting campaign | hit the trail | holy war | hurrah campaign | interest | issue | jaunt | jihad | journey | junket | lifework | make a journey | make a pilgrimage | make a trip | make an expedition | mass movement | media campaign | movement | offensive | operations | outing | package tour | peregrinate | peregrination | pilgrim | pilgrimage | pleasure trip | principle | progress | push | race | range the world | reason for being | ring doorbells | rivalry | round trip | rubberneck | rubberneck tour | run | safari | sally | shoot | sight-see | solicit votes | solicitation | stalk | stand | struggle | stump | stump excursion | stump the country | stumping tour | take a trip | take the road | take the stump | tour | trek | trip | turn | undertake operations | voyage | war | wayfare | whistle-stop | whistle-stop campaign See Also | ad blitz | ad campaign | advertise | advertising campaign | advertize | anti-war movement | campaign for governor | campaigning | candidacy | candidature | consumerism | cross-file | crusade | Dardanelles | Dardanelles campaign | ecumenical movement | electioneering | expedition | feminism | feminist movement | fund-raising campaign | fund-raising drive | fund-raising effort | gay lib | gay liberation movement | governor's race | hostile expedition | lost cause | military expedition | military operation | Okinawa | Okinawa campaign | operation | Petersburg | Petersburg Campaign | political campaign | promote | race | race | reform | register | rerun | senate campaign | senate race | stump | venture | war | war | whispering campaign | whistlestop | Wilderness Campaign | women's lib | women's liberation movement | youth crusade | youth movement Campaign In Webster's Dictionary \Cam*paign"\, n. [F. campagne, It. campagna, fr. L.
Campania the level country about Naples, fr. campus field.
See {Camp}, and cf. {Champaign}, {Champagne}.]
1. An open field; a large, open plain without considerable
hills. See{Champaign}. --Grath.
2. (Mil.) A connected series of military operations forming a
distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army
keeps the field. --Wilhelm.
3. Political operations preceding an election; a canvass.
[Cant, U. S.]
4. (Metal.) The period during which a blast furnace is
continuously in operation.
\Cam*paign"\, v. i. To serve in a campaign. |
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