campaign for

idiom

1

: to lead or take part in a campaign to support (someone or something) or to achieve (something)

I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.

a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote

2

: to try to be elected to the position of (an elected official, such as president, mayor, governor, etc.)

He campaigned for president.

Examples of campaign for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During these chats, Roosevelt would campaign for and defend his policies directly to Americans. —Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026

The campaign for Melania reached a half billion with ads airing during NFL, The Five, The Ingraham Angle, America’s Newsroom and Fox and Friends as well as on Hallmark, Fox and ABC. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Feb. 2026

The president of Paramount had previously given $500 to former state Treasurer Cary Kennedy’s Democratic campaign for governor in 2018. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Raj, a first-generation Indian American, once appeared in a campaign for Michelle Obama’s Global Girls Alliance. —Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for campaign for

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
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• carnivore
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• herbivore