cam·paign
(ˌ)kam-ˈpān 
1
: a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war
the bombing campaign
2
: a connected series of operations designed to bring about a particular result
election campaign
an advertising campaign
campaigned; campaigning; campaigns
: to go on, engage in, or conduct a campaign
campaigned for the presidency
: to enter (something, such as a horse or boat) in competition
… was at that time campaigning a big steeplechase stable …—
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campaigner
noun
Examples of campaign in a Sentence
Noun
The group launched a campaign to protect the area from commercial development.
The university is organizing a campaign to attract a more diverse student population.
Verb
She campaigned to save the town library.
He campaigned hard to get more funding.
a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote
I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.
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Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Congressman Andy Barr announced the death of Tatum Dale, his campaign manager and former deputy chief of staff, in a statement from Barr's congressional office.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
Reuters 17 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
One achievement of the city’s outgoing mayor, Eric Adams—who has dyslexia and campaigned in part as an education reformer—is that the city has begun screening for risk of dyslexia in all students from kindergarten through ninth grade.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The most recent campaign has focused on Odesa, Ukraine’s key port city positioned next to the Black Sea.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Congressman Andy Barr announced the death of Tatum Dale, his campaign manager and former deputy chief of staff, in a statement from Barr's congressional office.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
Verb
Najib’s party, the United Malays National Organisation, campaigned against Anwar in a 2022 election but joined his coalition to form a government after the poll ended in a hung parliament.
—Reuters 17 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
One achievement of the city’s outgoing mayor, Eric Adams—who has dyslexia and campaigned in part as an education reformer—is that the city has begun screening for risk of dyslexia in all students from kindergarten through ninth grade.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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