campaign

1 a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" [syn: political campaign, run]

2 a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort]

3 several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) [syn: military campaign]

4 an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) [syn: hunting expedition, safari]

1 run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" [syn: run]

2 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; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight, press, push, agitate]

3 go on a campaign; go off to war [syn: take the field]

English

Etymology

From French campagne, from Italian campagna, "field", "military operation", from Late Latin campania, "open country", "battlefield", from Latin campus, "field"

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

1. a series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal; as, an election campaign, a military campaign, an advertising campaign

   The company is targeting children in their latest advertising campaign.

Derived terms

• advertising campaign
• election campaign
• military campaign
• political campaign

Translations

• Bulgarian: кампания
• Czech: tažení (military), kampaň (advertising, political)
• Dutch: campagne , veldtocht
• Finnish: kampanja
• French: campagne
• German: Kampagne , Feldzug
• Hebrew: מערכה
• Italian: campagna
• Kurdish:
• Lithuanian: kampanija
• Russian: кампания (kampánija)
• Serbian: pohod
• Spanish: campaña
• Swedish: kampanj

Verb

1. to take part in a campaign

   She campaigned for better social security.

Translations

• German: sich einsetzen (for: für) (1)
• Lithuanian: dalyvauti kampanijoje
• Swedish: kampanja (for: för)

There are several common types of campaign:

• Political campaign, an organized effort toward specific political goals.
• Military campaign, a connected series of battles and the maneuvers that support them.
• Advertising campaign, a series of advertisements sharing a common element or theme.
• Role-playing campaign and campaign setting, a connected series of battles, adventures or scenarios played by the same characters in a role-playing game.
• Strategic campaign, an orchestrated effort by an assemblege of people and resources, operating in parallel to achieve some strategic objective.
• Civil society campaign, a co-ordinated effort to achieve social change through lobbying and engaging popular support.
• A common name for the story mode of a computer strategy game.
• An Online Campaign or Ecampaign - characterised by its use of the Internet or Digital Media
• Campaigning - Saying someone SHOULD be something.

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