Meaning
A set of actions planned over weeks or months to reach one goal, such as winning an election or changing people's minds.
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Word origin
From French campagne meaning open country, from Latin campus meaning field. Armies took to the field in summer, so a season of fighting became a campaign.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- campagne
- English cognates
- camp, champion
Grammar
Examples
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A campaign is planned work over weeks or months towards one goal.
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A campaign can be a group of people trying to change something.
advertising .
Companies run campaigns to sell things too.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 7: campaign, stair, spin and 7 more words.