Main Entry: ¹cam·paign

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)kam-ˈpān\

Function: noun

Etymology: French campagne, probably from Italian campagna level country, campaign, from Late Latin campania level country, from Latin, the level country around Naples

Date: circa 1656

1 : a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war
2 : a connected series of operations designed to bring about a particular result <election campaign>