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Definition campaign in British English

campaign noun

[countable] noun
/kæmˈpeɪn/

▪ conduct, fight, launch, lead, mount, spearhead, wage

Example

a literacy/recruitment/anti-drug campaign

Example

Local people have launched a campaign against the hospital's closure.

Example

There's been a campaign by local fishermen to ban imported cod.

Synonyms and related words
series process campaign
1.1

a series of things that a politician or political party does to try to win an election

Example

It is alleged that the party used illegal methods to finance its campaign.

Example

an election/leadership/re-election campaign

Synonyms and related words
ballot rigging by-election campaign
Example

The campaign boosted sales of the jeans by 200%.

Example

an advertising/publicity/marketing campaign

Synonyms and related words
ad blocker adspend advertising
2

a series of actions by an army trying to win a war

Example

This victory was the turning point of the campaign.

Example

air/bombing campaign

Synonyms and related words
drawdown overwatch war
3

during an election campaign

Example

There are some questions you get asked more than others on the campaign trail.

Definition campaign in British English