campaign

Definitions

1. noun

   A planned series of actions to reach a goal.

   Examples

   • She ran an election campaign.
   • The army began a military campaign.
2. noun

   A team's or player's whole season.

   Examples

   • The team's campaign ended in the playoffs.
   • He had a strong campaign despite his injury.
3. noun

   A long game story played over many sessions.

   Examples

   • Our campaign has been running for over a year.
   • The game master planned a new campaign for the group.
4. noun

   The time a furnace stays in use without being rebuilt.

   Examples

   • The furnace's campaign lasted nearly a decade.
   • Engineers watched the lining throughout the campaign.
5. noun

   In old-fashioned use, a wide, flat, open plain.

   Examples

   • The army camped on the open campaign outside the city.
   • They marched across the flat campaign toward the border.
6. noun

   In old-fashioned use, a trip into the countryside.

   Examples

   • They spent the weekend on a slow campaign through the hills.
   • The naturalist led a campaign to study local wildlife.
7. verb

   To work for a cause or goal.

   Examples

   • He campaigned tirelessly for the position.
   • She campaigned across the state for weeks.
   ≈boom≈crusade≈stump
8. verb

   To race a horse or boat through a whole season.

   Examples

   • He campaigned the boat for three years.
   • The planters bred and campaigned race horses.