campaign

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