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campaign - 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" |
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cause,
crusade,
drive,
movement,
effort |
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venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
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ad blitz,
ad campaign,
advertising campaign an organized program of advertisements
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anti-war movement a campaign against entering or continuing a war
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charm campaign a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
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consumerism a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
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campaigning,
candidacy,
candidature,
electioneering,
political campaign the campaign of a candidate to be elected
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fund-raising campaign,
fund-raising drive,
fund-raising effort a campaign to raise money for some cause
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feminist movement,
women's lib,
women's liberation movement,
feminism the movement aimed at equal rights for women
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gay lib,
gay liberation movement the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
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lost cause a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
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reform a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
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war a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
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youth crusade,
youth movement political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
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campaign - several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
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military operation,
operation the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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hostile expedition,
military expedition,
expedition a journey organized for a particular purpose
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campaign - an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
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safari |
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expedition a journey organized for a particular purpose
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africa the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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campaign - run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" |
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run |
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race,
run compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
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stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
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rerun cause to perform again; "We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions"
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whistlestop tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
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cross-file,
register have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
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campaign - go on a campaign; go off to war |
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war make or wage war
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crusade go on a crusade; fight a holy war
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