campaign

noun

(ˌ)kam-ˈpān How to pronounce campaign (audio)
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 Members of the neighborhood organized an online campaign against Rubel because of her race. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 In Texas, Talarico has remained competitive despite a major Republican campaign effort aimed at defining him negatively. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 The viral campaign calls for people to cover, disable or damage Flock cameras across the nation on Halloween. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The running game has gone well, and Gideon Davidson is putting together a solid campaign with 346 yards and three touchdowns. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaign
  1. movement
  2. crusade
  3. push
Noun
  • Troop movements over the past couple of weeks indicate the group is concentrating on seizing the southwestern highlands, which could then open the way for a push toward the government’s capital, Aden.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Fifteen years later, the niche local broadcast on K-Beach Radio has ballooned into a cultural movement that extends far behind his alma mater’s campus.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • In Argentina, Milei’s economic plan depends on a strong grain harvest to rebuild dollar reserves and sustain his crusade against inflation.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But horses still are shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, so horse rescue operations see their job as a moral crusade.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of crusade
Noun
  • The vice president tried to cast the GOP as representing common sense in the face of a Democratic push to the left.
    — MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Police know how to hit, kick, hogtie, push, asphyxiate, and operate military weaponry.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of push

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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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