campaign trail
noun
: a route that takes a candidate for office to different places in order to talk to people during a campaign
The candidates talked about the people they met on the campaign trail.
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Trump has long vowed to bring religion back to the nation, both on the campaign trail and so far during his second term.
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump has long been a sports fan, often attending events on the campaign trail and golfing with famous athletes.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump on the campaign trail spoke sparingly about Operation Warp Speed, the governmentwide effort to develop an effective vaccine against COVID-19 in 2020.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
And Reese promises to be on the campaign trail the moment the season ends.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump has long been a sports fan, often attending events on the campaign trail and golfing with famous athletes.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump on the campaign trail spoke sparingly about Operation Warp Speed, the governmentwide effort to develop an effective vaccine against COVID-19 in 2020.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
And Reese promises to be on the campaign trail the moment the season ends.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for campaign trail
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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