Campaign
//kæmˈpeɪn// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
"an election campaign"
- 2 an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) wordnet
- 3 A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.
"His campaign for Hampshire was very good."
- 4 a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end wordnet
- 5 A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.
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- 6 several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) wordnet
- 7 The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
- 8 a race between candidates for elective office wordnet
- 9 An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign. obsolete
- 10 An excursion into the countryside. obsolete
Verb
- 1 To take part in a campaign. intransitive
"She campaigned for better social security."
- 2 go on a campaign; go off to war wordnet
- 3 Consistently ride in races for a racing season. transitive
"After modifying her for ocean racing, he campaigned her for three years, and in 1975, donated her to the U.S. Naval Academy."
- 4 run, stand, or compete for an office or a position wordnet
- 5 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 wordnet
Example
More examples"Students took the lead in the campaign against pollution."
Etymology
From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.
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