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| cam·paign [ kam páyn ] |
noun (plural cam·paigns) |
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1. politics vote-seeking activities: a series of events, e.g. rallies and speeches, that are intended to persuade voters to vote for a specific politician or party
  ran an expensive national campaign
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2. planned actions: a planned and organized series of actions intended to achieve a specific goal, especially fighting for or against something or raising people's awareness of something
an advertising campaign
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3. military military operations: a series of military or terrorist operations taking place in one area over a period, intended to achieve a specific objective
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intransitive verb (past and past participle cam·paigned, present participle cam·paign·ing, 3rd person present singular cam·paigns) |
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1. work toward goal: to take part in a campaign to achieve a specific goal
campaigned tirelessly for the lifting of the embargo
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2. seek votes: to take part in a political campaign
campaigned with incumbents in Southern states
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| [Early 17th century. < French campagne "open country" < Latin campus "field"] |
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| cam·paign·er noun |
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