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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Jackie Kennedy wore Marimekko dresses on the campaign trail; Georgia O’Keeffe collected its textiles; Japan has long embraced the brand as a philosophy of living.
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Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Anora had its youth appeal, its scrappy upstart distributor in Neon, and Sean Baker on the campaign trail talking about the primacy of the theatrical experience.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Both have discussed finding property tax relief for residents and uplifting local businesses to expand Wyandotte’s economy while on the campaign trail.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Shipley said Routh, using the internet, monitored Trump on the campaign trail, in his private plane and at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Anora had its youth appeal, its scrappy upstart distributor in Neon, and Sean Baker on the campaign trail talking about the primacy of the theatrical experience.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Both have discussed finding property tax relief for residents and uplifting local businesses to expand Wyandotte’s economy while on the campaign trail.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Shipley said Routh, using the internet, monitored Trump on the campaign trail, in his private plane and at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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