a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
Used in a Sentence
campaign
How to use campaign in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for campaign.
Editorial note
Microsoft's campaigns are built on gimmicks and bullshit, and it shows.
Examples15
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of campaign gathered in one view.
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"
several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for campaign.
noun
a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
See also: run
noun
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"
noun
several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
noun
an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
See also: safari
verb
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
See also: run
verb
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"
verb
go on a campaign; go off to war
Example sentences
Microsoft's campaigns are built on gimmicks and bullshit, and it shows.
"Apple and Google keep knocking their campaigns out the park because they're built on honesty.
I really enjoy this campaign because it gave me an excuse to compare it with snake oil labels.
He'll be getting both my public support and campaign contributions for as long as he's in office.
Someone needs to do a mashup of his first campaign speech to end abuses, arguing against this other person
It might be that some marketing guru has figured out that suing Top Gear is a cheaper way to get headlines than running a campaign.
We're really interested in getting feedback on how future campaigns can be better, and happy to discuss some of the decisions we made.
De Beers started a small campaign that was discrediting man-made diamonds, and it would have gotten a lot worse if GE even tried to enter the market.
I've been having enormous trouble understanding the thinking behind the "We are proud to only accept Visa" marketing campaign.
It's worth noting that this guy is running a kickstarter campaign re: "A free, up-to-date, crowdsourced protocol repository for the life sciences".
At the time Truglia was getting those strange calls, a major campaign was afoot to push the government to lower taxes by cutting spending on social programs such as health and education.
But governing takes common sense, and whatever they have is shattered by lobbyists who's only job is to undermine common-sense with smooth-sounding arguments - or, if that doesn't work, threats of withdrawing campaign support.
The headline might as well be a more Onionesque "After gaining power, politician turns out not to actually hold the strongly principled views he expressed while campaigning".I'd be surprised if Obama holds any of the views he expressed during his campaign.
The President clarifies that--despite much of what campaign rhetoric made people believe he thought--his concern is not whether we should be enacting these intelligence gathering programs that target everyone and attempt to hide behind policy rules, not laws.
The $32 million fundraising goal might seem overly ambitious, but it's actually more realistic than it appears at first glance, because at $600+ per unit the campaign needs only around 50,000 buyers worldwide to be successful -- or a bit over 2% of Ubuntu's enthusiastic user base, which was estimated to be greater than 20 million in 2011.[1]PS.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use campaign in a sentence?
Microsoft's campaigns are built on gimmicks and bullshit, and it shows.
What does campaign mean?
a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
What part of speech is campaign?
campaign is commonly used as noun, verb.