campaign
/kæmˈpeɪn/ noun, verb
Forms campaigns campaigning campaigned
- noun A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal. “an election campaign”
- noun (sports) A player or team's efforts during a sporting season. “His campaign for Hampshire was very good.”
- noun (roleplaying games) A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.
- noun The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
- noun (obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
- noun (obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
- verb (intransitive) To take part in a campaign. “She campaigned for better social security.”
- verb (transitive, motor racing) To consistently ride in races for a racing season.
Synonyms
boom crusade stump political campaign run cause drive movement effort military campaign hunting expedition safari fight press push agitate take the field
Etymology
From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.
Webster’s 1913
- noun An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills.
- noun A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field.
- verb To serve in a campaign.
Etymology [F. campagne, It. campagna, fr. L. Campania the level country about Naples, fr. campus field. See Camp, and cf. Champaign, Champagne.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “campaign”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details