Campaigning

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of campaign: the act of taking part in a campaign. form-of, gerund

    "He has had crosses and losses; terrible campaignings against the Turk, in old times; and always such a stock of quarrels, at home, as must have been still worse to bear."

  2. 2
    the campaign of a candidate to be elected wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of campaign form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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candidacycandidatureclambakeelectioneeringpolitical campaignrally

Example

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"He refused to do much campaigning."

Etymology

From campaign + -ing.

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e-campaigning

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