campaign

¹cam·paign

noun \(ˌ)kam-ˈpān\

Definition of CAMPAIGN

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>

Examples of CAMPAIGN

1. The group launched a campaign to protect the area from commercial development.
2. The university is organizing a campaign to attract a more diverse student population.

Origin of CAMPAIGN

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

First Known Use: circa 1656

Related to CAMPAIGN

Synonyms

bandwagon, blitz, cause, crusade, drive, juggernaut, movement, push

Related Words

assault, attack, maneuver, march, offensive; action, bid, enterprise, initiative, mission, project, undertaking

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with CAMPAIGN

abstain, again, air lane, airplane, amain, arcane, arraign, attain, Bahrain, Bassein, Beltane, biplane, birdbrain, block plane, bloodstain, boat train, brain drain, bugbane, champagne, champaign, Champlain, checkrein, chicane, chilblain, choke chain, chow mein, cinquain, cocaine, Cockaigne, Coltrane, coxswain, complain, constrain, contain, cordwain, cowbane, crackbrain, demesne, deplane, destain, detain, detrain, devein, disdain, distain, distrain, dogbane, domain, drivetrain, dumb cane, edge-grain, Elaine, enchain, enplane, entrain, ethane, explain, eyestrain, fast lane, fleabane, floatplane, floodplain, food chain, forebrain, Fort Wayne, Gawain, germane, Great Dane, grosgrain, half plane, henbane, hindbrain, house-train, humane, Hussein, Igraine, immane, inane, ingrain, insane, jack plane, lamebrain, left brain, lightplane, lo mein, long-chain, Lorraine, maintain, marchpane, membrane, methane, midbrain, migraine, Montaigne, montane, moraine, mortmain, Moulmein, mundane, neck-rein, New Spain, obtain, octane, ordain, pertain, plain-Jane, profane, propane, ptomaine, purslane, quatrain, raise Cain, refrain, remain, restrain, retain, retrain, right brain, romaine, sailplane, sea-lane, seaplane, seatrain, split-brain, sustain, tailplane, tearstain, terrane, Touraine, towplane, triplane, Ukraine, unchain, urbane, vervain, vicereine, villein, volplane, warplane, wave train, wolfsbane

²campaign

verb

Definition of CAMPAIGN

intransitive verb

: to go on, engage in, or conduct a campaign

transitive verb

: to enter (as a horse or boat) in competition

— cam·paign·er noun

Examples of CAMPAIGN

1. She campaigned to save the town library.
2. He campaigned hard to get more funding.
3. a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote
4. I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.

First Known Use of CAMPAIGN

1701

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism