campaign

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a race between candidates for elective office
  2. noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  3. noun several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

Etymology

From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.

In classic literature

Synonyms

political campaign, run

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