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campaign
/kæmˈpeɪn/
noun
plural
campaigns
plural
campaigns
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAMPAIGN
[count]
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a series of activities designed to produce a particular result
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an election campaign [=a campaign to win a political election]
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a presidential campaign
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The group launched/mounted/led a campaign to protect the area from commercial development.
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the campaign against drugs
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an expensive advertising campaign
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The university is organizing a campaign to attract a more diverse student population.
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often used before another noun
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a series of military battles, attacks, etc., designed to produce a particular result in a war
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campaign
/kæmˈpeɪn/
verb
campaigns;
campaigned;
campaigning
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campaign
/kæmˈpeɪn/
verb
campaigns;
campaigned;
campaigning
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAMPAIGN
[no object]
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to lead or take part in a campaign to support or oppose someone or something or to achieve something
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She campaigned to save the town library.
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He campaigned hard to get more funding.
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a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote
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I campaigned for/against her when she ran for governor.
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He campaigned for president/governor/mayor. = He campaigned for the presidency/governorship/mayoralty. [=he tried to be elected president/governor/mayor]
— campaigner
noun,
plural
campaigners
[count]
— campaigning
noun
[noncount]