campaign

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From French campagne, from Italian campagna, "field", "military operation", from Late Latin campania, "open country", "battlefield", from Latin campus, "field".

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• Rhymes: -eɪn

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campaign (plural campaigns)

1. A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal; as, an election campaign, a military campaign, an advertising campaign

   The company is targeting children in their latest advertising campaign.

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• advertising campaign
• election campaign
• military campaign
• political campaign

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to campaign (third-person singular simple present campaigns, present participle campaigning, simple past and past participle campaigned)

1. (intransitive) To take part in a campaign.

   She campaigned for better social security.

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