campaign

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A planned series of actions to achieve a particular goal.

   They launched a campaign to clean up the local beaches.

2. 2
   noun

   A series of activities to win an election.

   She managed his campaign for governor.

3. 3
   verb

   To take part in organised activities to achieve a goal or win an election.

   They campaigned for better social security for the elderly.

Common collocations

• advertising campaign Noun + noun
• election campaign Noun + noun
• disastrous campaign Adjective + noun

From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.

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