campaign

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kæm'peɪn/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cam‧paign

Noun

Singular campaign

Plural campaigns

1. (countable) A campaign is a group of activities working towards a particular goal, often to elect a political candidate or in a war.

   Angry TV viewers did launch a letter-writing campaign against CBS's decision to cancel the show.

   The president is preparing for his re-election campaign.

   For four months the government has waged a campaign to shut down the illegal drug operations.

   The Shining Path waged a bloody campaign against the Peruvian government, killing more than 40,000 people.

Verb

Plain form campaign

Third-person singular campaigns

Past tense campaigned

Past participle campaigned

Present participle campaigning

1. If you are campaigning, you are working in an organized way with a goal.

Related words

• campaigner