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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•paign /kæmˈpeɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militarya series of military operations for a specific goal, esp. as part of a war:the European campaign.
- a course of planned activities designed for some specific purpose: a sales campaign.
v. - to serve in or go on a campaign: [no object]She campaigned all year long.[~ + for + object]He was campaigning for governor.[~ + to + verb]They campaigned to get tougher laws.
cam•paign•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•paign (kam pān′),USA pronunciation n. - Military
- Militarymilitary operations for a specific objective.
- [Obs.]the military operations of an army in the field for one season.
- a systematic course of aggressive activities for some specific purpose:a sales campaign.
- Governmentthe competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
v.i. - to serve in or go on a campaign:He planned to campaign for the candidate. He campaigned in France.
v.t. - Sportto race (a horse, boat, car, etc.) in a number or series of competitions.
- Late Latin campānia level district, equivalent. to Latin camp(us) field + -ān(us) -an + -ia -ia
- Italian campagna
- French campagne
- 1620–30
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drive, effort, push, offensive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ n - a series of coordinated activities, such as public speaking and demonstrating, designed to achieve a social, political, or commercial goal: a presidential campaign, an advertising campaign
- a number of complementary operations aimed at achieving a single objective, usually constrained by time or geographic area
vb - (intransitive) often followed by for: to conduct, serve in, or go on a campaign
Etymology: 17th Century: from French campagne open country, from Italian campagna, from Late Latin campānia, from Latin campus fieldcamˈpaigner n |