campaign

Plural: campaigns

Noun

• a race between candidates for elective office
  • "I managed his campaign for governor"
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  • "he supported populist campaigns"
• several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
• an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
• A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
• A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.
• A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.
• The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
• An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
• An excursion into the countryside.

Verb

Verb Forms: campaigned, campaigning, campaigns

• To conduct a series of operations to achieve a goal.
• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
• 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
• go on a campaign; go off to war
• To take part in a campaign.
• Consistently ride in races for a racing season.

Examples

• a military campaign
• an election campaign
• He was given three days to campaign for the post of president in his school.
• His campaign for Hampshire was very good.
• She campaigned for better social security.
• She launched a full campaign of bingos, aiming to win the Words With Friends tournament.
• The company is targeting children in its latest advertising campaign.

Synonyms

agitate, cause, crusade, drive, effort, fight, hunting expedition, military campaign, movement, political campaign, press, push, run, safari, take the field, boom

Anagrams of campaign