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   Cam·paign

   /kamˈpān/

   

   noun

   • 1. an organized course of action to achieve a goal: "the campaign for a full inquiry into the regime" Similar crusadedrivepusheffortstrugglemovemovementoperationmaneuvercourse of actionstrategyset of tacticsbattle planbattlewar
   • ▪ a set of organized actions that a political candidate undertakes in an attempt to win an election: "an election campaign"
   • 2. a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting: "a desert campaign" Similar military operation(s)maneuver (s)offensiveattackadvancepushthrustcrusadewarbattleengagementaction

   verb

   • 1. work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal, typically a political or social one: "people who campaigned against child labor" Similar crusadefightbattleworkpushpressstrivestruggleagitatepromoteadvocatechampionspeak forlobby forpropagandize

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting a tract of open country): from French campagne ‘open country’, via Italian from late Latin campania, from campus ‘level ground’ (see camp1). The change in sense to ‘a series of military operations’ arose from an army's practice of ‘taking the field’ (i.e. moving from a fortress or town to open country) at the onset of summer.

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