| campaign | | |
| n. (event) | 1. campaign, political campaign, run | a race between candidates for elective office.; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" |
| ~ race | any competition.; "the race for the presidency" |
| ~ campaign for governor, governor's race | a race for election to the governorship. |
| ~ senate campaign, senate race | a race for election to the senate. |
| n. (act) | 2. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.; "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" |
| ~ venture | any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome. |
| ~ ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign | an organized program of advertisements. |
| ~ anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war. |
| ~ charm campaign | a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support. |
| ~ consumerism | a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers. |
| ~ campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected. |
| ~ fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause. |
| ~ feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism | the movement aimed at equal rights for women. |
| ~ gay lib, gay liberation movement | the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression. |
| ~ lost cause | a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable. |
| ~ reform | a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices.; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" |
| ~ war | a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious.; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" |
| ~ youth crusade, youth movement | political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people. |
| n. (act) | 3. campaign, military campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints). |
| ~ military operation, operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign).; "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" |
| ~ expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition | a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country. |
| ~ dardanelles campaign, dardanelles | 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 campaign, okinawa | 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 campaign, petersburg | 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. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 4. campaign, hunting expedition, safari | an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa). |
| ~ expedition | a journey organized for a particular purpose. |
| ~ africa | the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean. |
| v. (competition) | 5. campaign, run | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" |
| ~ race, run | compete in a race.; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" |
| ~ stump | travel through a district and make political speeches.; "the candidate stumped the Northeast" |
| ~ rerun | run again for office.; "Bush wants to rerun in 1996" |
| ~ 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. |
| v. (social) | 6. agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | 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.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| v. (competition) | 7. campaign, take the field | go on a campaign; go off to war. |
| ~ war | make or wage war. |
| ~ crusade | go on a crusade; fight a holy war. |
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