Noun: campaign kam'peyn- A race between candidates for elective office
"I managed his campaign for governor"; - political campaign, run - A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
"he supported populist campaigns"; - cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort - (military) several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
- military campaign Verb: campaign kam'peyn- Stand or compete for an office or a position
"Who's campaigning for treasurer this year?"; - run - Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
"She is campaigning for women's rights"; - crusade, fight, press, push, agitate - Go on a campaign; go off to war
- take the field
Derived forms: campaigned, campaigns, campaigning Type of: advertise, advertize [US, non-standard], flack [N. Amer, informal], military operation, op [informal], operation, promote, push, race, run, venture Encyclopedia: Campaign, Tennessee |