campaign
1
8.7
- noun
- /kæmˈpeɪn/
- Archaic
- In 1520, after a brief winter campaign in which Sten Sture lost his life, King Christian captured Stockholm.
Examples
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I was in the service of your father's army on his African campaign.
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I had the great privilege of serving alongside His Grace on many a campaign.
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Caesar's campaign in Spain seemed to be on the edge of disaster.
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Al-Mahjoub was responsible for guarding Lepcis at the height of the North Africa campaign in World War II.
Academic text (2002) -
The hunters prepared for their long-awaited expedition as they set out on a big-game campaign in Africa.
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Last summer, a group of adventurers embarked on a thrilling campaign through the savannah, searching for elusive wildlife.
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During their campaign, the team documented rare animals and shared their findings with conservationists.
Synonyms
204
4.1
An organized trip by a group for a special purpose like exploring or doing research
59
3.1
A trip to see or hunt wild animals, usually in Africa
2
4.2
A trip to go far to kill wild animals for sport or food in remote places
Compounds
72
3.2
Organized actions by a candidate or party to get votes and win an election
17
4.1
A planned series of actions by soldiers to reach a goal in one area during a set time
16
5.5
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
2
7.5
A secret effort to spread bad rumors about someone to make people think less of them
2
7.4
Organized effort to spread secret bad rumors to make people think badly of someone
1
9.7
Allied attack in World War I in 1915 to take the Gallipoli peninsula that failed against Turkish forces
1
9.1
A series of 1864 Civil War battles between Grant and Lee fought in thick forest with heavy losses
- US
1
7.0
A wide-brimmed felt hat with a high crown that soldiers, park rangers, and state troopers wear
1
9.1
A failed 1915 Allied attack that tried to take the Dardanelles Strait to open a sea route to Russia
- Literature
1
8.2
A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling
1
8.6
A series of battles in World War II in which Allied troops fight to retake Guadalcanal from Japanese forces
1
3.5
A planned effort by a company to change how people see its name, logo, or image
1
7.5
Organized activities to tell people about a religion and persuade them to join
1
9.9
A series of major battles in 1864 during the American Civil War between Grant and Lee that caused many deaths
1
7.9
A series of battles in 1945 when United States forces captured the island of Okinawa from Japan
1
9.0
A series of battles and a long siege near Petersburg, Virginia during 1864 and 1865 in the American Civil War
Organized promotion that tries to persuade people to use a product or platform
- Texting
A planned online effort to spread ideas or false information to change people's opinions
How Big
- Archaic
1
8.7
204
4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Campaign comes from the Latin root campus 'field' and an old French word campagne 'open country'. That picture of travelling into the open land helps you remember its older use for long hunting expeditions across the countryside.