campaign

A campaign is a series of military operations that are part of a larger objective during war. (noun)

An example of campaign is when the Nazi's defeated France during WWII.

A campaign is a series of organized actions which are done for one purpose. ()

An example of campaign is a group canvassing for a political candidate running for office.

See campaign in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a series of military operations with a particular objective in a war
a series of organized, planned actions for a particular purpose, as for electing a candidate

adjective

designating or of a style of simple, portable furniture, with rectilinear lines, recessed hardware, etc., originally used on military campaigns

intransitive verb

to participate in, or go on, a campaign

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See campaign in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(kăm-pānˈ)

noun

A series of military operations undertaken to achieve a large-scale objective during a war: Grant's Vicksburg campaign secured the entire Mississippi for the Union.
An operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose: an advertising campaign for a new product; a candidate's political campaign.

intransitive verb cam·paigned, cam·paign·ing, cam·paigns

To engage in an operation planned to achieve a certain goal: campaigned through the jungles of Vietnam; campaigned for human rights.

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