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Campaign: Definition, Usage & Common Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：organized effort (campaign)

campaign 🔊

/kæmˈpeɪn/

vi. n.

A series of planned actions to achieve a specific goal.

Campaign illustration: volunteers holding signs for a social or political cause on a street.

organized effort 🔊

➕

/ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd ˈefərt/

vi. n.

A coordinated series of actions designed to achieve a specific, often social or political, objective.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'campus' (field), originally for military operations, now broadened to any organized effort.

💡 Mnemonic

Think: CAMPAIGN sounds like 'camp again' – in a campaign, teams often 'camp' out repeatedly to achieve their goal.

📖 Example

The students started a campaign to reduce plastic use in their school cafeteria. 🔊 The students launched an organized effort to cut down on plastic usage in their school's dining hall.

🔗 Collocations

launch a campaign – to start an organized effort

run a campaign – to manage or conduct an organized effort

marketing campaign – a coordinated series of promotional activities

🔄 Synonyms

drive (n.) – an organized effort to achieve something, often involving enthusiasm

crusade (n.) – a vigorous, passionate, and prolonged effort for a cause

movement (n.) – a group of people working together to advance their shared ideas

🚫 Antonyms

inaction (n.) – lack of action or activity

stagnation (n.) – a state of little or no activity, development, or progress

🌱 Derivatives

campaigner (n.) – a person who actively works for a cause or in a campaign

📖 Cultural Story

Etymology: Latin 'campania' (open country) → Old French 'campagne' (military expedition). Historically tied to warfare, later extended to political efforts (e.g., election campaigns) and modern social movements.

Meaning 2：actively work (campaign)

campaign 🔊

/kæmˈpeɪn/

vi. n.

To take active part in or lead a series of organized actions to achieve something.

Campaign action scene: hands planting a tree, showing active participation in a cause.

actively work 🔊

➕

/ˈæktɪvli wɜːrk/

vi. n.

To participate in or lead organized activities aimed at influencing decisions or achieving social change.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The local community is campaigning for a new recycling center. 🔊 The community members are actively working to secure funding for a new recycling facility.

🔗 Collocations

campaign for – to actively work in support of something

campaign against – to actively work in opposition to something

campaign to win – to actively work towards achieving victory

🔄 Synonyms

lobby (v.) – to try to influence legislators or officials on an issue

agitate (v.) – to work energetically to arouse public feeling or action

push (v.) – to promote or advocate for something persistently

🚫 Antonyms

acquiesce (v.) – to accept something reluctantly but without protest

🌱 Derivatives

campaigner (n.) – a person who campaigns for something