Definition of campaign in English:

campaign

noun kamˈpeɪnkæmˈpeɪn

1A series of military operations intended to achieve a goal, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting.
a desert campaign
mass noun the army set off on campaign
Example sentencesExamples
- But there was also a learning curve for subsequent military and naval campaigns by the British and French.
- When hostilities start, the unified commands plan and conduct campaigns and major operations.
- Napoleon Bonaparte purportedly used this technique during his military campaigns.
- This he achieved by a prolonged series of military campaigns which unified all northern India under his rule.
- For the media it is a conflict conducted in a series of military campaigns.
- That's a very important shift, and that will stay whatever the strengths or weaknesses of the military campaigns.
- The aim of campaigns of operational maneuver has historically been to impose our will on the enemy by force.
- This book is a must for anyone interested in the eastern campaigns of the Civil War
- Popular work also tends to concentrate on the famous campaigns of Western military history.
- Here the emphasis was on execution and not just the planning of campaigns and major operations.
- Peace negotiations continued at the same time as the military campaigns.
- We solemnly remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting in these two campaigns.
- The Crusades were a series of military campaigns during the time of Medieval England against the Muslims of the Middle East.
- It is best, Sun Tzu said, when citizens are not involved in military campaigns.
- In Italy, French and Spanish forces fought a series of see-saw campaigns against the Austrians.
- He had intelligence, administrative ability and he was good at planning military campaigns.
- He was not much of a military figure and his campaigns were minor at best.
- As with all military campaigns, control of information was its key weapon, and truth its first casualty.
- If not, we will be waging military campaigns against new tyrannical regimes over and over again.
- The plan included everything from propaganda operations to paramilitary campaigns and guerilla operations.
Synonyms
military operation(s), manoeuvre(s)
offensive, attack, advance, push, thrust
crusade, war, battle, engagement, action
1. 1.1 An organized course of action to achieve a goal.
  an election campaign
  the campaign for a full inquiry into the regime
  Example sentencesExamples
  The campaign against nanotechnology, like other green campaigns, is being built on the twin themes of unknown risk and corporate greed.
  Jakarta Police are in the midst of a campaign against drug trafficking in the capital.
  His experiences have formed the basis of a worldwide advertising campaign for Sure deodorant.
  Polly Toynbee lets something slip as she pursues her campaign for the nationalisation of children.
  I was proud to be involved in the campaign for a maternity unit for Moray.
  Ronaldo said his visit was part of his campaign against poverty around the world.
  Passenger numbers have soared since the M.E.N. won a campaign for a new city centre coach station.
  The family have said that they have not sought any financial support for their campaign for justice and will not do so.
  We are thrilled that Dame Vera Lynn has joined our campaign for a memorial to the women of the Second World War.
  A Wiltshire primary school has stepped up its campaign for road safety with a petition.
  Later, some men objected to their kind of poetry and launched a campaign against them.
  From this platform he launched his campaign for election to the Lower House in 1958.
  Burnley council were runners up in a national award this week thanks to their campaign against dog fouling.
  He also played a key role in the campaign against the care home.
  Parents in Keighley have won a victory in a three-year campaign for free school bus passes.
  Summers and the airport management have now started a campaign for tighter controls over the airspace.
  The entire campaign for the referendum was set up to preclude that kind of idea from the start.
  The Newbold councillor is spearheading a campaign for a ban on outdoor drinking across the borough.
  And he has now backed a local campaign against the show and vowed to go to prison in defence of his religion.
  Thousands of York residents were urged today to back a campaign for greater funding for flood defences.
  Synonyms
  crusade, drive, push, effort, struggle, move, movement
  operation, manoeuvre, course of action, strategy, set of tactics, battle plan
  battle, war

verb kamˈpeɪnkæmˈpeɪn

[no object]

Work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one.
people who campaigned against child labour
with infinitive the services he had campaigned to protect
Example sentencesExamples
- What does this say about his attitude towards the parliament he campaigned to establish?
- The news has been welcomed by groups campaigning for improved public transport.
- He campaigned and researched to promote greater understanding of the cause and effects of elder abuse.
- Parents accused of harming their children have also been campaigning for change.
- Tomorrow we're not campaigning in the morning out of respect for the Pope's funeral.
- Ever since they were installed, residents have been campaigning for their removal.
- I'm campaigning about it and I've refused to pay so far so the bills are mounting up.
- The trouble with campaigning in the wilds of Oxfordshire is that you lose touch with the main battle.
- Villagers in Heaton are among those now campaigning to protect land from housing.
- He added that low pay advocacy groups were also campaigning against the changes.
- As an active cyclist I will not be campaigning for more cycle routes to push my bike along.
- Since then, the families have been campaigning for justice and for a full public inquiry.
- Residents are campaigning against land behind their homes being used for allotments.
- The Humanist Society is campaigning for a change in the law to allow anyone to carry out the ceremony.
- He may not be aware that Baildon commuters are campaigning for a direct service to Leeds.
- Tom has been campaigning to ensure the bill keeps the rights of the disabled to the fore.
- They have long been campaigning in favour of a relief road around the village.
- Most will be campaigning against poverty and trying to raise awareness of problems in Africa.
- I have spent much of my life working in and campaigning for tropical rain forests and their people.
- They are campaigning on issues such as affordable housing, transport and education.
Synonyms
crusade, fight, battle, work, push, press, strive, struggle, agitate

Phrases

on the campaign trail

Engaged in a political campaign.
he has studiously avoided the subject on the campaign trail
Example sentencesExamples
- I want to ask you about the candidates on the campaign trail.
- You know, I think there's just too much talk about him getting out on the campaign trail.
- Her husband meanwhile is using some sharp words out on the campaign trail.
- The straight-talking libertarian Republican is creating a lot of buzz on the campaign trail.
- Joking with the audience Mr Brown showed he was relishing life on the campaign trail.
- Barack Obama himself didn't talk about them at all on the campaign trail yesterday.
- Jim's comments were in response to a question about what voters are asking him about on the campaign trail.
- There could not have been more of a contrast on the campaign trail last week.
- We will tell you about a very intriguing remark he made on the campaign trail.
- The president made a lot of promises on the campaign trail.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a tract of open country): from French campagne 'open country', via Italian from late Latin campania, from campus 'level ground' (see camp¹). The change in sense arose from an army's practice of ‘taking the field’ (i.e. moving from a fortress or town to open country) at the onset of summer.

Latin campania meant ‘open countryside’ and was based on campus ‘a field’. It is the source of English campaign, which was originally a tract of open land and is a close relative of French champagne, both an area of open country and the winemaking region. The connection between countryside and fighting is that armies tended to spend the winter in a fortress or town, ‘taking the field’ in summer. Hence the countryside became associated with military manoeuvres. Camp (early 16th century), which is also from Latin campus was similarly used in Latin not only to mean ‘a field, level ground’ but, more specifically, ‘an open space for military exercises’—the most famous one was the Campus Martius, or Field of Mars, in Rome. This developed into the idea of a place where soldiers are housed. Campus itself came into English in the 18th century as the term for university or college grounds. See also champion

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of campaign in US English:

campaign

nounkæmˈpeɪnkamˈpān

1A series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting.
a desert campaign
the army set off on campaign
the air campaign
Example sentencesExamples
- The Crusades were a series of military campaigns during the time of Medieval England against the Muslims of the Middle East.
- That's a very important shift, and that will stay whatever the strengths or weaknesses of the military campaigns.
- We solemnly remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting in these two campaigns.
- Napoleon Bonaparte purportedly used this technique during his military campaigns.
- This book is a must for anyone interested in the eastern campaigns of the Civil War
- The aim of campaigns of operational maneuver has historically been to impose our will on the enemy by force.
- The plan included everything from propaganda operations to paramilitary campaigns and guerilla operations.
- This he achieved by a prolonged series of military campaigns which unified all northern India under his rule.
- It is best, Sun Tzu said, when citizens are not involved in military campaigns.
- Here the emphasis was on execution and not just the planning of campaigns and major operations.
- He was not much of a military figure and his campaigns were minor at best.
- Peace negotiations continued at the same time as the military campaigns.
- For the media it is a conflict conducted in a series of military campaigns.
- If not, we will be waging military campaigns against new tyrannical regimes over and over again.
- He had intelligence, administrative ability and he was good at planning military campaigns.
- Popular work also tends to concentrate on the famous campaigns of Western military history.
- But there was also a learning curve for subsequent military and naval campaigns by the British and French.
- As with all military campaigns, control of information was its key weapon, and truth its first casualty.
- In Italy, French and Spanish forces fought a series of see-saw campaigns against the Austrians.
- When hostilities start, the unified commands plan and conduct campaigns and major operations.
Synonyms
military operation, military operations, manoeuvre, manoeuvres
1. 1.1 An organized course of action to achieve a particular goal.
  an election campaign
  the campaign for a full inquiry into the regime
  an advertising campaign
  with infinitive his campaign to win the heart of a new woman
  Example sentencesExamples
  He also played a key role in the campaign against the care home.
  Burnley council were runners up in a national award this week thanks to their campaign against dog fouling.
  Ronaldo said his visit was part of his campaign against poverty around the world.
  A Wiltshire primary school has stepped up its campaign for road safety with a petition.
  The Newbold councillor is spearheading a campaign for a ban on outdoor drinking across the borough.
  Polly Toynbee lets something slip as she pursues her campaign for the nationalisation of children.
  Thousands of York residents were urged today to back a campaign for greater funding for flood defences.
  The family have said that they have not sought any financial support for their campaign for justice and will not do so.
  Jakarta Police are in the midst of a campaign against drug trafficking in the capital.
  Summers and the airport management have now started a campaign for tighter controls over the airspace.
  Passenger numbers have soared since the M.E.N. won a campaign for a new city centre coach station.
  Later, some men objected to their kind of poetry and launched a campaign against them.
  And he has now backed a local campaign against the show and vowed to go to prison in defence of his religion.
  His experiences have formed the basis of a worldwide advertising campaign for Sure deodorant.
  Parents in Keighley have won a victory in a three-year campaign for free school bus passes.
  The entire campaign for the referendum was set up to preclude that kind of idea from the start.
  I was proud to be involved in the campaign for a maternity unit for Moray.
  The campaign against nanotechnology, like other green campaigns, is being built on the twin themes of unknown risk and corporate greed.
  We are thrilled that Dame Vera Lynn has joined our campaign for a memorial to the women of the Second World War.
  From this platform he launched his campaign for election to the Lower House in 1958.
  Synonyms
  crusade, drive, push, effort, struggle, move, movement

verbkæmˈpeɪnkamˈpān

[no object]

Work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal, typically a political or social one.
people who campaigned against child labor
with infinitive the services he had campaigned to protect
Example sentencesExamples
- He added that low pay advocacy groups were also campaigning against the changes.
- As an active cyclist I will not be campaigning for more cycle routes to push my bike along.
- Tomorrow we're not campaigning in the morning out of respect for the Pope's funeral.
- I have spent much of my life working in and campaigning for tropical rain forests and their people.
- Residents are campaigning against land behind their homes being used for allotments.
- Most will be campaigning against poverty and trying to raise awareness of problems in Africa.
- The trouble with campaigning in the wilds of Oxfordshire is that you lose touch with the main battle.
- Tom has been campaigning to ensure the bill keeps the rights of the disabled to the fore.
- What does this say about his attitude towards the parliament he campaigned to establish?
- They have long been campaigning in favour of a relief road around the village.
- Villagers in Heaton are among those now campaigning to protect land from housing.
- The news has been welcomed by groups campaigning for improved public transport.
- The Humanist Society is campaigning for a change in the law to allow anyone to carry out the ceremony.
- Parents accused of harming their children have also been campaigning for change.
- He campaigned and researched to promote greater understanding of the cause and effects of elder abuse.
- He may not be aware that Baildon commuters are campaigning for a direct service to Leeds.
- I'm campaigning about it and I've refused to pay so far so the bills are mounting up.
- Ever since they were installed, residents have been campaigning for their removal.
- They are campaigning on issues such as affordable housing, transport and education.
- Since then, the families have been campaigning for justice and for a full public inquiry.
Synonyms
crusade, fight, battle, work, push, press, strive, struggle, agitate

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a tract of open country): from French campagne ‘open country’, via Italian from late Latin campania, from campus ‘level ground’ (see camp). The change in sense arose from an army's practice of ‘taking the field’ (i.e. moving from a fortress or town to open country) at the onset of summer.

单词	campaign
释义	Definition of campaign in English: campaign noun kamˈpeɪnkæmˈpeɪn 1A series of military operations intended to achieve a goal, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting. a desert campaign mass noun the army set off on campaign Example sentencesExamples But there was also a learning curve for subsequent military and naval campaigns by the British and French. When hostilities start, the unified commands plan and conduct campaigns and major operations. Napoleon Bonaparte purportedly used this technique during his military campaigns. This he achieved by a prolonged series of military campaigns which unified all northern India under his rule. For the media it is a conflict conducted in a series of military campaigns. That's a very important shift, and that will stay whatever the strengths or weaknesses of the military campaigns. The aim of campaigns of operational maneuver has historically been to impose our will on the enemy by force. This book is a must for anyone interested in the eastern campaigns of the Civil War Popular work also tends to concentrate on the famous campaigns of Western military history. Here the emphasis was on execution and not just the planning of campaigns and major operations. Peace negotiations continued at the same time as the military campaigns. We solemnly remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting in these two campaigns. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns during the time of Medieval England against the Muslims of the Middle East. It is best, Sun Tzu said, when citizens are not involved in military campaigns. In Italy, French and Spanish forces fought a series of see-saw campaigns against the Austrians. He had intelligence, administrative ability and he was good at planning military campaigns. He was not much of a military figure and his campaigns were minor at best. As with all military campaigns, control of information was its key weapon, and truth its first casualty. If not, we will be waging military campaigns against new tyrannical regimes over and over again. The plan included everything from propaganda operations to paramilitary campaigns and guerilla operations. Synonyms military operation(s), manoeuvre(s) offensive, attack, advance, push, thrust crusade, war, battle, engagement, action 1.1 An organized course of action to achieve a goal. an election campaign the campaign for a full inquiry into the regime Example sentencesExamples The campaign against nanotechnology, like other green campaigns, is being built on the twin themes of unknown risk and corporate greed. Jakarta Police are in the midst of a campaign against drug trafficking in the capital. His experiences have formed the basis of a worldwide advertising campaign for Sure deodorant. Polly Toynbee lets something slip as she pursues her campaign for the nationalisation of children. I was proud to be involved in the campaign for a maternity unit for Moray. Ronaldo said his visit was part of his campaign against poverty around the world. Passenger numbers have soared since the M.E.N. won a campaign for a new city centre coach station. The family have said that they have not sought any financial support for their campaign for justice and will not do so. We are thrilled that Dame Vera Lynn has joined our campaign for a memorial to the women of the Second World War. A Wiltshire primary school has stepped up its campaign for road safety with a petition. Later, some men objected to their kind of poetry and launched a campaign against them. From this platform he launched his campaign for election to the Lower House in 1958. Burnley council were runners up in a national award this week thanks to their campaign against dog fouling. He also played a key role in the campaign against the care home. Parents in Keighley have won a victory in a three-year campaign for free school bus passes. Summers and the airport management have now started a campaign for tighter controls over the airspace. The entire campaign for the referendum was set up to preclude that kind of idea from the start. The Newbold councillor is spearheading a campaign for a ban on outdoor drinking across the borough. And he has now backed a local campaign against the show and vowed to go to prison in defence of his religion. Thousands of York residents were urged today to back a campaign for greater funding for flood defences. Synonyms crusade, drive, push, effort, struggle, move, movement operation, manoeuvre, course of action, strategy, set of tactics, battle plan battle, war verb kamˈpeɪnkæmˈpeɪn [no object] Work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one. people who campaigned against child labour with infinitive the services he had campaigned to protect Example sentencesExamples What does this say about his attitude towards the parliament he campaigned to establish? The news has been welcomed by groups campaigning for improved public transport. He campaigned and researched to promote greater understanding of the cause and effects of elder abuse. Parents accused of harming their children have also been campaigning for change. Tomorrow we're not campaigning in the morning out of respect for the Pope's funeral. Ever since they were installed, residents have been campaigning for their removal. I'm campaigning about it and I've refused to pay so far so the bills are mounting up. The trouble with campaigning in the wilds of Oxfordshire is that you lose touch with the main battle. Villagers in Heaton are among those now campaigning to protect land from housing. He added that low pay advocacy groups were also campaigning against the changes. As an active cyclist I will not be campaigning for more cycle routes to push my bike along. Since then, the families have been campaigning for justice and for a full public inquiry. Residents are campaigning against land behind their homes being used for allotments. The Humanist Society is campaigning for a change in the law to allow anyone to carry out the ceremony. He may not be aware that Baildon commuters are campaigning for a direct service to Leeds. Tom has been campaigning to ensure the bill keeps the rights of the disabled to the fore. They have long been campaigning in favour of a relief road around the village. Most will be campaigning against poverty and trying to raise awareness of problems in Africa. I have spent much of my life working in and campaigning for tropical rain forests and their people. They are campaigning on issues such as affordable housing, transport and education. Synonyms crusade, fight, battle, work, push, press, strive, struggle, agitate Phrases on the campaign trail Engaged in a political campaign. he has studiously avoided the subject on the campaign trail Example sentencesExamples I want to ask you about the candidates on the campaign trail. You know, I think there's just too much talk about him getting out on the campaign trail. Her husband meanwhile is using some sharp words out on the campaign trail. The straight-talking libertarian Republican is creating a lot of buzz on the campaign trail. Joking with the audience Mr Brown showed he was relishing life on the campaign trail. Barack Obama himself didn't talk about them at all on the campaign trail yesterday. Jim's comments were in response to a question about what voters are asking him about on the campaign trail. There could not have been more of a contrast on the campaign trail last week. We will tell you about a very intriguing remark he made on the campaign trail. The president made a lot of promises on the campaign trail. Origin Early 17th century (denoting a tract of open country): from French campagne 'open country', via Italian from late Latin campania, from campus 'level ground' (see camp¹). The change in sense arose from an army's practice of ‘taking the field’ (i.e. moving from a fortress or town to open country) at the onset of summer. Latin campania meant ‘open countryside’ and was based on campus ‘a field’. It is the source of English campaign, which was originally a tract of open land and is a close relative of French champagne, both an area of open country and the winemaking region. The connection between countryside and fighting is that armies tended to spend the winter in a fortress or town, ‘taking the field’ in summer. Hence the countryside became associated with military manoeuvres. Camp (early 16th century), which is also from Latin campus was similarly used in Latin not only to mean ‘a field, level ground’ but, more specifically, ‘an open space for military exercises’—the most famous one was the Campus Martius, or Field of Mars, in Rome. This developed into the idea of a place where soldiers are housed. Campus itself came into English in the 18th century as the term for university or college grounds. See also champion Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne noun.1 phr. Definition of campaign in US English: campaign nounkæmˈpeɪnkamˈpān 1A series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting. a desert campaign the army set off on campaign the air campaign Example sentencesExamples The Crusades were a series of military campaigns during the time of Medieval England against the Muslims of the Middle East. That's a very important shift, and that will stay whatever the strengths or weaknesses of the military campaigns. We solemnly remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting in these two campaigns. Napoleon Bonaparte purportedly used this technique during his military campaigns. This book is a must for anyone interested in the eastern campaigns of the Civil War The aim of campaigns of operational maneuver has historically been to impose our will on the enemy by force. The plan included everything from propaganda operations to paramilitary campaigns and guerilla operations. This he achieved by a prolonged series of military campaigns which unified all northern India under his rule. It is best, Sun Tzu said, when citizens are not involved in military campaigns. Here the emphasis was on execution and not just the planning of campaigns and major operations. He was not much of a military figure and his campaigns were minor at best. Peace negotiations continued at the same time as the military campaigns. For the media it is a conflict conducted in a series of military campaigns. If not, we will be waging military campaigns against new tyrannical regimes over and over again. He had intelligence, administrative ability and he was good at planning military campaigns. Popular work also tends to concentrate on the famous campaigns of Western military history. But there was also a learning curve for subsequent military and naval campaigns by the British and French. As with all military campaigns, control of information was its key weapon, and truth its first casualty. In Italy, French and Spanish forces fought a series of see-saw campaigns against the Austrians. When hostilities start, the unified commands plan and conduct campaigns and major operations. Synonyms military operation, military operations, manoeuvre, manoeuvres 1.1 An organized course of action to achieve a particular goal. an election campaign the campaign for a full inquiry into the regime an advertising campaign with infinitive his campaign to win the heart of a new woman Example sentencesExamples He also played a key role in the campaign against the care home. Burnley council were runners up in a national award this week thanks to their campaign against dog fouling. Ronaldo said his visit was part of his campaign against poverty around the world. A Wiltshire primary school has stepped up its campaign for road safety with a petition. The Newbold councillor is spearheading a campaign for a ban on outdoor drinking across the borough. Polly Toynbee lets something slip as she pursues her campaign for the nationalisation of children. Thousands of York residents were urged today to back a campaign for greater funding for flood defences. The family have said that they have not sought any financial support for their campaign for justice and will not do so. Jakarta Police are in the midst of a campaign against drug trafficking in the capital. Summers and the airport management have now started a campaign for tighter controls over the airspace. Passenger numbers have soared since the M.E.N. won a campaign for a new city centre coach station. Later, some men objected to their kind of poetry and launched a campaign against them. And he has now backed a local campaign against the show and vowed to go to prison in defence of his religion. His experiences have formed the basis of a worldwide advertising campaign for Sure deodorant. Parents in Keighley have won a victory in a three-year campaign for free school bus passes. The entire campaign for the referendum was set up to preclude that kind of idea from the start. I was proud to be involved in the campaign for a maternity unit for Moray. The campaign against nanotechnology, like other green campaigns, is being built on the twin themes of unknown risk and corporate greed. We are thrilled that Dame Vera Lynn has joined our campaign for a memorial to the women of the Second World War. From this platform he launched his campaign for election to the Lower House in 1958. Synonyms crusade, drive, push, effort, struggle, move, movement verbkæmˈpeɪnkamˈpān [no object] Work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal, typically a political or social one. people who campaigned against child labor with infinitive the services he had campaigned to protect Example sentencesExamples He added that low pay advocacy groups were also campaigning against the changes. As an active cyclist I will not be campaigning for more cycle routes to push my bike along. Tomorrow we're not campaigning in the morning out of respect for the Pope's funeral. I have spent much of my life working in and campaigning for tropical rain forests and their people. Residents are campaigning against land behind their homes being used for allotments. Most will be campaigning against poverty and trying to raise awareness of problems in Africa. The trouble with campaigning in the wilds of Oxfordshire is that you lose touch with the main battle. Tom has been campaigning to ensure the bill keeps the rights of the disabled to the fore. What does this say about his attitude towards the parliament he campaigned to establish? They have long been campaigning in favour of a relief road around the village. Villagers in Heaton are among those now campaigning to protect land from housing. The news has been welcomed by groups campaigning for improved public transport. The Humanist Society is campaigning for a change in the law to allow anyone to carry out the ceremony. Parents accused of harming their children have also been campaigning for change. He campaigned and researched to promote greater understanding of the cause and effects of elder abuse. He may not be aware that Baildon commuters are campaigning for a direct service to Leeds. I'm campaigning about it and I've refused to pay so far so the bills are mounting up. Ever since they were installed, residents have been campaigning for their removal. They are campaigning on issues such as affordable housing, transport and education. Since then, the families have been campaigning for justice and for a full public inquiry. Synonyms crusade, fight, battle, work, push, press, strive, struggle, agitate Origin Early 17th century (denoting a tract of open country): from French campagne ‘open country’, via Italian from late Latin campania, from campus ‘level ground’ (see camp). The change in sense arose from an army's practice of ‘taking the field’ (i.e. moving from a fortress or town to open country) at the onset of summer.
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