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Word: Campaign
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (denoting a tract of open country): from French campagne ‘open country’, via Italian from late Latin campania, from campus ‘level ground’ (see camp). The change in sense to ‘a series of military operations’ arose from an army's practice of ‘taking the field’ (i.e. moving from a fortress or town to open country) at the onset of summer
kamˈpeɪn
an organized course of action to achieve a goal
Short Definition:course of action
Examples:- the campaign for a full inquiry into the regime
- he accused the media of orchestrating a campaign against him
- an advertising campaign
- the campaign to reduce harmful vehicle emissions
a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting
Short Definition:military operations
Examples:- a desert campaign
- the air campaign
- the army set off on campaign
Word: Campaign
Speech Type: Verb
kamˈpeɪn
work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one
Short Definition:work towards
Examples:- people who campaigned against child labour
- the services he had campaigned to protect
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