/kæmˈpeɪn/
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Translation
A set of actions planned over weeks or months to reach one goal, such as winning an election or changing people's minds.
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
Gender
Pluralcampaigns
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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