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campaign

campaign

49 8.7
A long trip to hunt big animals, often in Africa
  • noun
  • /kæmˈpeɪn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : expedición de caza
  • In 1520, after a brief winter campaign in which Sten Sture lost his life, King Christian captured Stockholm.

Examples

  • I was in the service of your father's army on his African campaign.

  • I had the great privilege of serving alongside His Grace on many a campaign.

  • Caesar's campaign in Spain seemed to be on the edge of disaster.

  • 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.

  • Last summer, a group of adventurers embarked on a thrilling campaign through the savannah, searching for elusive wildlife.

  • During their campaign, the team documented rare animals and shared their findings with conservationists.

Synonyms

expedition
vscampaign
358 4.1

An organized trip by a group for a special purpose like exploring or doing research

is a specific form used for trips targeting large wild animals in Africa
safari
vscampaign
37 3.1

A trip to see or hunt wild animals, usually in Africa

focuses specifically on organized groups seeking large wild animals in Africa
hunting expedition
vscampaign
1 4.2

A trip to go far to kill wild animals for sport or food in remote places

targets large dangerous wild animals mainly in Africa

Compounds

Organized actions by a candidate or party to get votes and win an election

39 2.6

A planned series of ads and activities to get people to buy or notice something

A planned series of ads on TV or online to get people to buy a product

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

9 4.4

An organized effort to get someone elected to the senate

An organized effort to be elected governor of a state

A planned set of actions to make people view a company or person more positively

whisper campaign
  • Literature
2 7.5

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

A set of ads and activities to get more people to buy a product

An organized effort to stop bullying, often in schools or workplaces

A planned effort to collect money for a cause

1 7.0

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

4.9

A planned series of marketing actions to reach business goals

A planned effort to use praise and friendliness to gain support or popularity

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

8.2

A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling

A planned series of attacks by ships to gain control of the sea

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

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

How Big

campaign
  • Archaic
49 8.7
expedition
358 4.1

Surface Forms

campaign singular
campaigns plural

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.