English noun: campaign | |||
1. | campaign (event) a race between candidates for elective office | ||
Samples | I managed his campaign for governor. He is raising money for a Senate run. | ||
Synonyms | political campaign, run | ||
Broader (hypernym) | race | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | campaign for governor, governor's race, senate campaign, senate race | ||
2. | campaign (act) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | venture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign, anti-war movement, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, charm campaign, consumerism, electioneering, feminism, feminist movement, fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort, gay lib, gay liberation movement, lost cause, political campaign, reform, war, women's lib, women's liberation movement, youth crusade, youth movement | ||
3. | campaign (act) several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) | ||
Synonyms | military campaign | ||
Broader (hypernym) | military operation, operation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition | ||
Instance hyponym | Dardanelles, Dardanelles campaign, Okinawa, Okinawa campaign, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, Wilderness Campaign | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
4. | campaign (act) an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) | ||
Synonyms | hunting expedition, safari | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expedition | ||
Domain region | Africa | ||
English verb: campaign | |||
1. | campaign (competition) run, stand, or compete for an office or a position | ||
Samples | Who's running for treasurer this year?. | ||
Synonyms | run | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | race, run | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cross-file, register, rerun, stump, whistlestop | ||
2. | campaign (social) 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 | ||
Samples | The liberal party pushed for reforms. She is crusading for women's rights. The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate. | ||
Synonyms | agitate, crusade, fight, press, push | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||
Verb group | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||
3. | campaign (competition) go on a campaign; go off to war | ||
Synonyms | take the field | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crusade | ||
Entail | war | ||