3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Campaign \Cam*paign"\, n. [F. campagne, It campagna, fr L.
Campania the level country about Naples, fr campus field.
See {Camp}, and cf {Champaign}, {Champagne}.]
1. An open field; a large open plain without considerable
hills. See{Champaign}. --Grath.
2. (Mil.) A connected series of military operations forming a
distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army
keeps the field. --Wilhelm.
3. Political operations preceding an election; a canvass.
[Cant, U. S.]
4. (Metal.) The period during which a blast furnace is
continuously in operation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Campaign \Cam*paign"\, v. i.
To serve in a campaign.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
campaign
n 1: a race between candidates for elective office [syn: {political
campaign}]
2: 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" [syn: {cause}, {crusade},
{drive}, {movement}, {effort}]
3: several related operations aimed at achieving a particular
goal (usually within geographical and temporal
constraints) [syn: {military campaign}]
4: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) [syn:
{hunting expedition}, {safari}]
v 1: run or stand for office [syn: {run}]
2: engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; "She is
crusading for women's rights" [syn: {crusade}, {fight}, {push},
{agitate}]
3: go on a campaign; go off to war [syn: {take the field}]
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