Definition of campaignnext
as in movement
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal an all-out campaign to bring a minor league baseball team to the city

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Recent Examples of campaign The Saudi-Houthi confrontation that continues today dates to 2015, when Houthi forces took the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and Saudi Arabia began a military campaign. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 But the scale is eye-popping, illuminated by the nearly $200 million Jackson has spent personally on the campaign. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 The pro-wealth-tax campaign is sending voters emails and texts and has an online presence. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Antares plans to run the reactor at full electrical power for six months during a major testing campaign in 2027. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign
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  • Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cuban’s crusade on drug prices has made for strange bedfellows.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The mayor before that, Bill de Blasio, had pledged to eliminate the rides on day one of his administration but abandoned the crusade after heavy opposition from unions and a media blitz involving actor Liam Neeson.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • The latest push to end the practice began in June after an 18-year-old Indian tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after jumping from a runaway carriage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s push to rename geographic landmarks began on his first day back in office.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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