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

By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

And his campaign for that honor hit a couple of bumps in the road this week. —Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

Prior to his campaign for school board in 2024, Bloise unsuccessfully ran for California State Assembly, District 8 in 2016 as a Republican, losing to the Democratic incumbent Ken Cooley. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Newsweek has contacted the Barr's campaign for comment via email. —Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for campaign for

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