a series of military operations intended to achieve a goal, confined to a particular area, or involving a specified type of fighting. "a desert campaign" synonyms: military operation(s), manoeuvre(s); More offensive, attack, advance, push, thrust; crusade, war, battle, engagement, action "Napoleon's Russian campaign" an organized course of action to achieve a goal. "an election campaign" synonyms: crusade, drive, push, effort, struggle, move, movement; More operation, manoeuvre, course of action, strategy, set of tactics, battle plan; battle, war "the campaign to reduce harmful vehicle emissions" verb verb: campaign; 3rd person present: campaigns; past tense: campaigned; past participle: campaigned; gerund or present participle: campaigning 1. work in an organized and active way towards a goal. "people who campaigned against child labour" synonyms: crusade, fight, battle, work, push, press, strive, struggle, agitate; More promote, advocate, champion, speak for, lobby for, propagandize "a movement campaigning for political reform" Origin 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 camp1). The change in sense 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. Translate campaign to Use over time for: campaign