campaign

noun countable

UK /kæmˈpeɪn/

Word Forms

singular	campaign
plural	campaigns

1
a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
a literacy/recruitment/anti-drug campaign
campaign for/against:
Local people have launched a campaign against the hospital’s closure.
campaign to do something:
There’s been a campaign by local fishermen to ban imported cod.
Synonyms and related words
A series of actions or activities
series
process
campaign
1. 1a
  a series of things that a politician or political party does to try to win an election
  It is alleged that the party used illegal methods to finance its campaign.
  an election/leadership/re-election campaign
  Synonyms and related words
  Elections and relating to the electoral system
  alternative vote
  AV
  ballot rigging
2. 1b
  a series of things such as television advertisements or posters that try to persuade people to buy a product
  The campaign boosted sales of the jeans by 200%.
  an advertising/publicity/marketing campaign
  Synonyms and related words
  Advertising, marketing and PR
  ad blocker
  adspend
  advertising
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with campaign as the object
▪ conduct, fight, launch, lead, mount, spearhead, wage
2
a series of actions by an army trying to win a war
This victory was the turning point of the campaign.
air/bombing campaign
Synonyms and related words
Wars, battles and military manoeuvres
war
battle
campaign
3
on the campaign trail
during an election campaign
There are some questions you get asked more than others on the campaign trail.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 28/05/2017
Open Dictionary - May2017

campaign

noun countable

US /kæmˈpeɪn/

Word Forms

singular	campaign
plural	campaigns

1
a series of things that a politician or political party does to try to win an election
It is alleged that the party used illegal methods to finance its campaign.
an election/reelection campaign
Synonyms and related words
Elections and relating to the electoral system
advance poll
alternative vote
AV
1. 1a
  a series of things such as television advertisements or posters that try to persuade people to buy a product
  The campaign boosted sales of the jeans by 200%.
  an advertising/publicity/marketing campaign
  Synonyms and related words
  Advertising, marketing and PR
  ad blocker
  adspend
  advertising
2. 1b
  a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
  a literacy/recruitment/anti-drug campaign
  campaign for/against:
  Local people have launched a campaign against closing the hospital.
  campaign to do something:
  There’s been a campaign by local fishermen to ban imported shrimp.
  Synonyms and related words
  A series of actions or activities
  series
  process
  campaign
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with campaign as the object
▪ conduct, fight, launch, lead, mount, spearhead, wage
2
a series of actions by an army trying to win a war
This victory was the turning point of the campaign.
air/bombing campaign
Synonyms and related words
Wars, battles and military maneuvers
war
battle
campaign
3
on the campaign trail
during an election campaign
There are some questions you get asked more than others on the campaign trail.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 28/05/2017
Open Dictionary - May2017

campaign

verb intransitive

UK /kæmˈpeɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	campaign
he/she/it	campaigns
present participle	campaigning
past tense	campaigned
past participle	campaigned

1
to try to achieve political or social change by persuading other people or the government to do something
campaign for/against:
She has been campaigning for stronger anti-pollution laws.
campaign to do something:
They actively campaigned to save their local cinema.
Synonyms and related words
To encourage someone to do or to not do something
encourage
persuade
convince
2
to try to win an election
The party has been campaigning hard in the North.
Synonyms and related words
To be a candidate or winner in an election
campaign
canvass
run

campaign

verb intransitive

US /kæmˈpeɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	campaign
he/she/it	campaigns
present participle	campaigning
past tense	campaigned
past participle	campaigned

1
to try to achieve political or social change by persuading other people or the government to do something
campaign for/against:
She has been campaigning for stronger anti-pollution laws.
campaign to do something:
They actively campaigned to save their local movie theater.
Synonyms and related words
To encourage someone to do or to not do something
encourage
persuade
convince
2
to try to win an election
The party has been campaigning hard in the Midwest.
Synonyms and related words
To be a candidate or winner in an election
campaign
canvass
run

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