Synonyms for campaign
kæmˈpeɪncam·paign

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1. political campaign, campaign, runnoun

   a race between candidates for elective office

   "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"

   Synonyms:
   hunting expedition, running game, electioneering, ladder, discharge, streak, safari, political campaign, rill, running play, crusade, drive, effort, candidature, ravel, movement, footrace, foot race, test, rivulet, run, tally, cause, trial, candidacy, military campaign, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, campaigning, running

2. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortnoun

   a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

   "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

   Synonyms:
   political campaign, motility, driveway, thrust, exertion, case, reason, movement, apparent motion, private road, exploit, elbow grease, motion, attempt, causal agent, driving force, move, apparent movement, grounds, front, bowel movement, driving, cause, bm, causa, military campaign, travail, crusade, trend, feat, endeavour, drive, parkway, social movement, sweat, safari, ride, run, drift, try, hunting expedition, effort, causal agency, lawsuit, endeavor, suit

3. campaign, military campaignnoun

   several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

   Synonyms:
   military campaign, run, political campaign, movement, cause, crusade, drive, effort, safari, hunting expedition

4. campaign, hunting expedition, safariverb

   an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

   Synonyms:
   military campaign, run, political campaign, movement, cause, crusade, drive, effort, safari, hunting expedition

5. campaign, runverb

   run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

   "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

   Synonyms:
   fight, course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, melt down, range, run, press, function, lead, lam, flow, agitate, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, crusade, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, be given, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, push, prevail, tend, take the field, escape, guide, ply, melt

6. crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitateverb

   exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

   "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

   Synonyms:
   fight, tug, excite, iron out, press out, crowd, raise up, shake up, shake, commove, run, press, vex, agitate, advertize, adjure, stir, budge, shift, urge on, weight-lift, promote, foment, turn on, rouse, compress, urge, struggle, oppose, entreat, contend, beseech, contract, iron, crusade, defend, fight back, squeeze, charge, compact, bear on, drive, exhort, labor, force, stir up, bid, charge up, push, fight down, take the field, weigh, conjure, constrict, disturb, advertise, weightlift, labour

7. campaign, take the fieldverb

   go on a campaign; go off to war

   Synonyms:
   run, take the field, press, push, fight, crusade, agitate

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1. List of paraphrases for "campaign":

   campaigning, campaigns, countryside, campagne, movement, campaña, campagna, field, drive, fight, season, movements, campania, sports, crusade, struggle, map, crackdown, activities, icbl

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1. Joshua Douglas:

   It’s not surprising to me that the people that work for him and presumably support him by working for him would choose to make contributions to his campaign.

2. Mike Briggs:

   Obviously the race has changed in New Hampshire and elsewhere in recent days, bernie will continue to focus on his message -- that America has a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top and is held in place by corrupt system of campaign-finance. The voters in New Hampshire and in America deserve a campaign that focuses on the real issues.

3. Judy Downs:

   Whether that's providing rides or childcare, the campaign that can turn out voters the best is going to win.

4. Trey Hardee:

   I need to focus now on getting prepared for 2016 and what will be my final Olympic campaign.

5. Carly Fiorina:

   Donald, sorry, I've got to interrupt again. You would know something about pathological, how was that meeting with Putin? Or Wharton? Or your self funded campaign? Anyone can turn a multi-million dollar inheritance into more money, but all the money in the world won't make you as smart as Ben Carson.