campaign

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The protests were part of their campaign against the proposed building development in the area.

The government have just launched (= begun) their annual campaign to stop drunken driving.

The ad agency created a controversial campaign featuring teenagers throwing red paint over public buildings.

political campaign She has worked as a consultant for a number of political campaigns.

campaign of violence This is the latest act of terrorism in a long-standing and bloody campaign of violence.

She's the campaign organizer for the Labour Party.

a group of connected actions or movements that forms part of a war:

a bombing campaign

to organize a series of activities to try to achieve something:

[ + to infinitive ] They've been campaigning for years to get him out of prison.

campaign for He's spending a lot of his time at the moment campaigning for the Conservative Party.

The newspaper has been campaigning hard on behalf of its readers.

campaign against They're busy campaigning against the building of a new motorway near here.

to enter a horse, boat, etc. in a race or competition:

She is campaigning several young horses and two advanced horses.

Only 49 clubs from all over the world have campaigned boats in pursuit of yachting's greatest goal, the America's Cup.

a plan consisting of a number of activities directed toward the achievement of an aim:

He ran the governor’s campaign for reelection.

“Washington’s Crossing” is a history of the military campaign of 1776 and early 1777.

to try to achieve something, such as the election of someone to a political office, by taking part in a number of planned activities:

She campaigned for a law that would force the town to clean up the lake.

a planned series of activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim:

The convention and visitor bureaus announced a $5 million marketing campaign.

election campaign The Opposition leader launched his election campaign.

launch/mount/start a campaign The university has launched a campus-wide campaign to reduce use of fossil fuels.

to organize a series of activities to try to achieve something:

campaign for/against sth He won the election in November by campaigning against a tax increase.