campaigning
word · lemma: campaign
Definition
The activity of working in an organized way to achieve a specific goal, such as getting someone elected or raising awareness for a cause.
Usage & Nuances
Used mainly in politics ('campaigning for president') and activism ('campaigning for climate action'). Common collocations: 'campaigning hard', 'campaigning against [something]'. Not the same as 'campaign' (the noun); this is the action.
Spanish: hacer campañaPortuguese (BR): fazer campanhaPortuguese (PT): fazer campanhaChinese (Simplified): 进行竞选 - 开展运动Chinese (Traditional): 進行競選 - 開展運動Hindi: चुनाव प्रचार करना - अभियान चलानाArabic: شن حملةBengali: প্রচার করা - আন্দোলন চালানোRussian: агитировать - проводить кампаниюJapanese: キャンペーン活動をするVietnamese: vận động - thực hiện chiến dịchKorean: 캠페인을 하다 - 운동을 벌이다Turkish: kampanya yapmak - yürütmekUrdu: مہم چلاناIndonesian: berkampanye - melakukan kampanye
Example Sentences
She is campaigning for student council president.
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The group is campaigning against animal cruelty.
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He spent months campaigning to save the park.
basic
Are you still campaigning for better wages at your job?
natural
They've been campaigning nonstop, day and night.
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I got tired of campaigning after knocking on hundreds of doors.
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