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		Definition of pledge drive in English: pledge drivenoun US A fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise donations to a particular cause.  Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period  Example sentencesExamples -  Like all public radio listeners, I hate the pledge drives.
 -  A pledge drive to raise money for the extended family has begun, he said.
 -  They have these amazing pledge drives twice a year where they show their all-time best broadcasting back to back and get people to come in and talk to an awkward tweed-covered middle aged person in front of a phone bank.
 -  The decision by the station came in the midst of the station's fall pledge drive, and it appears to be costing the station contributions.
 -  Any public television pledge drive shows this principle in action; even small tchotchkes can induce many people to donate.
 -  If I were a New Yorker I might just have to decline to support them during the next pledge drive.
 -  The participation in the pledge drive thus far this year is 36 percent, so clearly the giving is not mandatory.
 -  With seven days left on the pledge drive, the company has exceeded its original goal by over $100,000.
 -  He tried pledge drives for six years and then shifted to partnering with larger institutions.
 -  You may even need to have a pledge drive to raise the cash to pay for the occasion.
 
    Definition of pledge drive in US English: pledge drivenoun US A fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise to make donations to a specific cause.  Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period  Example sentencesExamples -  You may even need to have a pledge drive to raise the cash to pay for the occasion.
 -  He tried pledge drives for six years and then shifted to partnering with larger institutions.
 -  With seven days left on the pledge drive, the company has exceeded its original goal by over $100,000.
 -  The participation in the pledge drive thus far this year is 36 percent, so clearly the giving is not mandatory.
 -  Any public television pledge drive shows this principle in action; even small tchotchkes can induce many people to donate.
 -  They have these amazing pledge drives twice a year where they show their all-time best broadcasting back to back and get people to come in and talk to an awkward tweed-covered middle aged person in front of a phone bank.
 -  A pledge drive to raise money for the extended family has begun, he said.
 -  Like all public radio listeners, I hate the pledge drives.
 -  The decision by the station came in the midst of the station's fall pledge drive, and it appears to be costing the station contributions.
 -  If I were a New Yorker I might just have to decline to support them during the next pledge drive.
 
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