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campaign

  • noun
  • /kæmˈpeɪn/

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

Example

“The company is targeting children in its latest advertising campaign.”

Other meanings

  1. A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.

    “His campaign for Hampshire was very good.”

  2. A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.

Synonyms

  • military campaign

Related words

  • advertising campaign
  • election campaign
  • military campaign
  • political campaign
  • rumor campaign
  • whisper campaign
  • campaign button
  • campaign group
  • campaign hat
  • e-campaign
  • fear campaign
  • front porch campaign

Example sentences

  • “They're on a campaign to win hearts and minds.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “He campaigns for cleaner offices.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "campus" (field).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “campaign” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.