CAMPAIGN

Pronunciation (US):

• CAMPAIGN (noun)
  The noun CAMPAIGN has 4 senses:

1. a race between candidates for elective office
2. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
3. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
4. an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

  Familiarity information: CAMPAIGN used as a noun is uncommon.

• CAMPAIGN (verb)
  The verb CAMPAIGN has 3 senses:

1. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
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
3. go on a campaign; go off to war

  Familiarity information: CAMPAIGN used as a verb is uncommon.

• CAMPAIGN (noun)

Meaning:

A race between candidates for elective office

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

political campaign; campaign; run

Context examples:

I managed his campaign for governor / he is raising money for a Senate run

Hypernyms ("campaign" is a kind of...):

race (any competition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "campaign"):

senate campaign; senate race (a race for election to the senate)

campaign for governor; governor's race (a race for election to the governorship)

Meaning:

A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

crusade; campaign; effort; drive; cause; movement

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms ("campaign" is a kind of...):

venture (any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "campaign"):

ad blitz; ad campaign; advertising campaign (an organized program of advertisements)

war (a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious)

reform (a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices)

lost cause (a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable)

gay lib; gay liberation movement (the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression)

feminism; feminist movement; women's lib; women's liberation movement (the movement aimed at equal rights for women)

fund-raising campaign; fund-raising drive; fund-raising effort (a campaign to raise money for some cause)

campaigning; candidacy; candidature; electioneering; political campaign (the campaign of a candidate to be elected)

consumerism (a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers)

charm campaign (a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support)

anti-war movement (a campaign against entering or continuing a war)

youth crusade; youth movement (political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people)

Meaning:

Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

military campaign; campaign

Hypernyms ("campaign" is a kind of...):

military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "campaign"):

expedition; hostile expedition; military expedition (a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country)

Instance hyponyms:

Dardanelles; Dardanelles campaign (the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks)

Okinawa; Okinawa campaign (a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans)

Petersburg; Petersburg Campaign (the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee)

Wilderness Campaign (American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses)

Meaning:

An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hunting expedition; safari; campaign

Hypernyms ("campaign" is a kind of...):

expedition (a journey organized for a particular purpose)

Domain region:

Africa (the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

• CAMPAIGN (verb)

Meaning:

Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

campaign; run

Context example:

Who's running for treasurer this year?

Hypernyms (to "campaign" is one way to...):

race; run (compete in a race)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "campaign"):

stump (travel through a district and make political speeches)

rerun (run again for office)

whistlestop (tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election)

cross-file; register (have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

crusade; campaign; agitate; fight; push; press

Context examples:

The liberal party pushed for reforms / She is crusading for women's rights / The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate

Hypernyms (to "campaign" is one way to...):

advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Go on a campaign; go off to war

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

take the field; campaign

"Campaign" entails doing...:

war (make or wage war)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "campaign"):

crusade (go on a crusade; fight a holy war)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP