campaign
A group of planned actions to reach a goal, such as winning an election or selling a product.
A series of planned, organized activities aimed at achieving a particular social, political, or commercial objective.
To work in an organized way to reach a goal, especially in politics or social change.
To take part in or lead organized activities aimed at achieving a specific political, social, or commercial objective.
A planned set of military actions during a war to reach one goal.
A series of coordinated military operations aimed at achieving a specific objective within a war or conflict.
- Base: campaign
- Plural: campaign, campaigns
- Base: campaign
- 3rd Person Singular: campaigns
- Present Participle: campaigning
- Past: campaigned
campaign trail
1Route and events during election effort
The places and events that a politician visits while trying to win an election.
- The candidate spent weeks on the campaign trail meeting voters.
- Journalists followed her along the campaign trail across five states.
launch a campaign
1Start an organized effort for goal
To start planned actions to reach something you want, like winning an election or selling products.
- They launched a campaign to reduce smoking rates.
- The company launched a new advertising campaign last month.
negative campaign
1Political effort attacking opponents
A political plan that says bad things about other people instead of talking about your own ideas.
- The senator promised not to run a negative campaign.
- Negative campaigns often turn voters away.
run a campaign
1Manage an organized effort for goal
To be in charge of and control planned actions to reach a goal.
- She ran a brilliant campaign for city council.
- They hired experts to run their marketing campaign.
smear campaign
1planned series of reputation attacks
An organized plan to say many bad, false, or unfair things about someone in public so that people think badly of them.
- The politician accused his rival of starting a smear campaign against him.
- The politician claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign.
- She became the target of an online smear campaign.
- Activists accused the company of launching a smear campaign against its critics.