campaign
- noun
- /kæmˈpeɪn/
- They even started an anti-SIM driver campaign.
- an awareness campaign
- a presidential campaign
- an election campaign
You are not going to win a campaign on policy plans.
- You are not going to win a campaign on policy plans.
- Imagine trying to mount a billion dollar campaign in four weeks.
- Well, obviously it's not a campaign suitable for billboards.
- These were all large public campaigns to educate people.
- And the guy said, hey, I used your gift card campaign and it didn't work.
- Some people said I'm running this campaign for views or more money.
- And I must say here, the product campaigns are so beautiful.
- There was conflicting evidence, so I joined the campaign, but sadly we lost.
- I did the Just Say No campaign with her until I just said yes.
- When did so you were on the campaign trail with him.
Examples
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We look forward to extending the campaign to our full membership with these leadership gifts.
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Activities will include surveying residents regarding campaign exposure and the campaign's impact on the pilot project.
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You are not going to win a campaign on policy plans.
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Since starting this campaign four months ago, we have lost...
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You know, Chris paid off his entire campaign debt tonight, right?
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There is nothing that explains her campaign decisions other than that.
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Brown also believes that this is a campaign that should have been won many years ago.
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These were all large public campaigns to educate people.
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Once the footage got out, it sparked a nationwide campaign.
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The organization launched a campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
Synonyms
An organized activity by people to achieve a specific goal
An organized effort to reach a goal or the movement of animals together
A strong campaign over time to bring social, political, or religious change
Organized work to help a person or group win an election
Compounds
Organized actions by a candidate or party to get votes and win an election
A planned series of actions by soldiers to reach a goal in one area during a set time
An organized effort to hurt someone's reputation by making false or unfair accusations
A planned set of actions to make people view a company or person more positively
- Literature
A secret effort to spread bad rumors about someone to make people think less of them
Organized effort to spread secret bad rumors to make people think badly of someone
- US
A wide-brimmed felt hat with a high crown that soldiers, park rangers, and state troopers wear
Allied attack in World War I in 1915 to take the Gallipoli peninsula that failed against Turkish forces
A series of battles in World War II in which Allied troops fight to retake Guadalcanal from Japanese forces
A failed 1915 Allied attack that tried to take the Dardanelles Strait to open a sea route to Russia
Organized activities to tell people about a religion and persuade them to join
Organized promotion that tries to persuade people to use a product or platform
- Literature
A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling
A planned effort by a company to change how people see its name, logo, or image
A series of battles in 1945 when United States forces captured the island of Okinawa from Japan
- Texting
A planned online effort to spread ideas or false information to change people's opinions
A series of major battles in 1864 during the American Civil War between Grant and Lee that caused many deaths
A series of battles and a long siege near Petersburg, Virginia during 1864 and 1865 in the American Civil War
A series of 1864 Civil War battles between Grant and Lee fought in thick forest with heavy losses
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Campaign comes from the Latin root campus meaning 'field' and an old French word campagne meaning 'open country'. Think of candidates going out into the 'field' to meet people and win votes, which is why a campaign is an organized series of actions to gain support.