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.

Examples of campaign trail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That is going to be exceptionally hard to defend on the campaign trail in struggling communities such as Belle Glade, Lauderhill, Pahokee and the western neighborhoods of Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026

The raid has triggered sweeping fallout that spills out across Georgia’s campaign trail, under the Gold Dome and the halls of Congress. —AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026

On the campaign trail, Mamdani pledged, if elected, to end mayoral control of schools, raising eyebrows among New York’s political class but earning praise from some parent advocates who see the agency as unresponsive. —Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026

Her competitors have also vowed to address similar issues on the campaign trail. —Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for campaign trail

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