Campaign
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kæmˈpeɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Campaign is a noun meaning A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
Meaning
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
More Meanings
- (sports) A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.
- (roleplaying games) A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.
- The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
- (intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
- (transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
- (obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
- (obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
Example Sentences
a military campaign
an election campaign
His campaign for Hampshire was very good.
The company is targeting children in its latest advertising campaign.
Word Forms
- campaigns
- campaigning
- campaigned
Synonyms for campaign
Depending on context, synonyms include boom, crusade, stump, drive, run, push.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include movement, cause, drive, push, fight, effort.
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