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 …—
A. H. Higginson
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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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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Trump demonizes immigrants and has launched a sweeping mass-deportation campaign that was cheered by the far right across Europe; Sánchez resists such nativism, and his government is in the midst of a program to give legal status to some half a million undocumented migrants living in Spain.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
If you get nominated and have to campaign, that’s your precious time.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
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Noun
Canvot was not expected to play regularly this campaign.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Trump demonizes immigrants and has launched a sweeping mass-deportation campaign that was cheered by the far right across Europe; Sánchez resists such nativism, and his government is in the midst of a program to give legal status to some half a million undocumented migrants living in Spain.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Verb
Stewart, who is campaigning for governor for the second time in eight years, said her campaign is a cause, bigger than her.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
If you get nominated and have to campaign, that’s your precious time.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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