campaign

cam-paign · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An organized course of action to achieve a particular goal, especially in politics or business.

  2. 2.

    To work in an organized way toward a goal.

  3. 3.

    A series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective.

  4. 4.

    An organized effort to raise awareness about an issue.

Forms

plural: campaigns

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    campaign trail — the series of activities involved in running for office
  • •
    smear campaign — an effort to damage someone's reputation
  • •
    campaign promise — a pledge made by a political candidate

Related words

See also: election, movement, politics, strategy
Synonyms: crusade, drive, movement, offensive

Etymology

From French campagne ("open country, field, military expedition"), from Italian campagna, from Late Latin campania ("level ground"), from Latin campus ("field"). The word originally referred to the open country where armies would fight.