English Dictionary
Definition of “campaign”
campaign (kæmˈpeɪn
)
Definitions
noun
- a series of coordinated activities, such as public speaking and demonstrating, designed to achieve a social, political, or commercial goal ⇒
a presidential campaign
an advertising campaign
- military a number of complementary operations aimed at achieving a single objective, usually constrained by time or geographic area
verb
- (intr) often foll by for to conduct, serve in, or go on a campaign
Alternative Forms
camˈpaigner noun Word Origin
C17: from French campagne open country, from Italian campagna, from Late Latin campānia, from Latin campus field
Translations
- British English:
campaign
A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet.kæmˈpeɪn NOUN During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet.
- Spanish:
campaña
nf
- French:
campagne
nf
- German:
Kampagne
nf
- Chinese: 宣传活动 n
- Arabic: حَمْلَة n
- Portuguese: campanha nf
- Russian: кампания nf
- Croatian: kampanja nf
- Czech: kampaň nf
- Danish: kampagne nutr
- Dutch: campagne n
- Finnish: kampanja n
- Greek: εκστρατεία nf
- Italian: campagna nf
- Japanese: 運動 n
- Korean: 캠페인 n
- Norwegian: kampanje nm
- Polish: kampania nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: campanha nf
- European Spanish:
campaña
nf
- Swedish: kampanj enutr
- Thai: การรณรงค์ n
- Turkish: kampanya n
- Vietnamese: chiến dịch n
Usage examples
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time.
Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)For more information about the charitable trust or to donate money to the campaign , visit www.
Country Life (2004)At the centre of the debate is the question whether the successful Afghanistan campaign experience can be replicated in Iraq.
Irish Times (2002)Karen Torley, who has led the campaign to free Richey for several years, said she was'totally devastated' by the failure of the appeal.
Glasgow Herald (2001)One such was the campaign Asda ran in the autumn of 2003, for example, targeting first-year undergraduates.
Joanna Blythman, SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
