noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kæmˈpeɪn/
/kəmˈpeɪn/
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rhymes with -eɪn
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an election campaign
a military campaign
The company is targeting children in its latest advertising campaign.
He was given three days to campaign for the post of president in his school.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
His campaign for Hampshire was very good.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: roleplaying games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An excursion into the countryside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To take part in a campaign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
She campaigned for better social security.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boom, crusade, stump
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To consistently ride in races for a racing season.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.
Across languages
Translations
149 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
fushatë
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Arabic:
حَمْلَة
(ḥamla)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Armenian:
արշավ
(aršav)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Armenian:
արշավանք
(aršavankʻ)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Azerbaijani:
kampaniya
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Azerbaijani:
yürüş
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Belarusian:
кампа́нія
(kampánija)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Belarusian:
пахо́д
(paxód)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Bengali:
প্রচার
(procar)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Bulgarian:
кампа́ния
(kampánija)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Bulgarian:
по́ход
(póhod)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Burmese:
စစ်ဆင်ရေး
(cachcang-re:)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Catalan:
campanya
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Chinese Mandarin:
活動 /活动
(huódòng)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Chinese Mandarin:
戰役 /战役
(zhànyì)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Czech:
tažení
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Czech:
kampaň
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Danish:
kampagne
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Danish:
felttog
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Dutch:
campagne
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Dutch:
veldtocht
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Egyptian:
V25-i-i-t:
(wḏyt)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Esperanto:
kampanjo
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Esperanto:
balotkampanjo
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Esperanto:
reklamkampanjo
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Esperanto:
militkampanjo
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Estonian:
kampaania
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Finnish:
kampanja
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Finnish:
sotaretki
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
French:
campagne
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Old French:
cumpaigne
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Galician:
campaña
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Georgian:
კამპანია
(ḳamṗania)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
German:
Einsatz
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
German:
Feldzug
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
German:
Heereszug
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
German:
Kampagne
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Greek:
καμπάνια
(kampánia)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Greek:
εκστρατεία
(ekstrateía)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Ancient Greek:
στρατεία
(strateía)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Ancient Greek:
ἐριθεία
(eritheía)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Hebrew:
מַעֲרָכָה
(ma'arakhá)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Hebrew:
קמפיין
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Hebrew:
קַמְפֵּיְן
(kampéin)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Hindi:
मुहिम
(muhim)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Hindi:
अभियान
(abhiyān)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Hungarian:
kampány
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Hungarian:
hadjárat
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Icelandic:
herferð
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Indonesian:
kampanye
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Ingrian:
kamppania
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Irish:
feachtas
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Italian:
campagna
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Japanese:
キャンペーン
(kyanpēn)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Japanese:
戦役
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Kazakh:
науқан
(nauqan)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Kazakh:
жорық
(joryq)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Khmer:
យុទ្ធការ
(yutthĕəʼkaa)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Khmer:
ចលនា
(caʼlaʼnaa)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Khmer:
ការឃោសនា
(kaa khoosaʼnaa)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Korean:
캠페인
(kaempein)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Korean:
전역
(jeonyeok)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Korean:
깜빠니아
(kkamppania)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Central Kurdish:
حەملە
(ḧemle)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Northern Kurdish:
kampanya
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Northern Kurdish:
helmet
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Kyrgyz:
кампания
(kampaniya)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Lao:
ຫາສຽງ
(hā sīang)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Lao:
ບັ້ນລົບ
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Latin:
expedītiō
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Latin:
prensātiō
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Latvian:
kampaņa
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Lithuanian:
kampanija
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Luxembourgish:
Campagne
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Macedonian:
кампа́ња
(kampánja)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Malay:
kempen
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Malay:
cari suara (Pattani)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Malay:
کيمڤين
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Malay:
چاري سوارا
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Māori:
whakamataaratanga
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Mauritian Creole:
kanpagn
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Mongolian:
кампани
(kampani)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Mongolian:
аян
(ajan)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Mongolian:
ᠻᠠᠮᠫᠠᠨᠢ
(kampani)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Mongolian:
ᠠᠶᠠᠨ
(ayan)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Norwegian Bokmål:
kampanje
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Norwegian Bokmål:
felttog
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kampanje
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
felttog
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Occitan:
campanha
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Iranian Persian:
کارْزار
(kârzâr)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Iranian Persian:
کَمْپِیْن
(kampeyn)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Polish:
kampania
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Polish:
pochód
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Portuguese:
campanha
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Romanian:
campanie
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Russian:
кампа́ния
(kampánija)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Russian:
похо́д
(poxód)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Scottish Gaelic:
iomairt
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Serbo-Croatian:
кампа̀ња
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Serbo-Croatian:
по̀ход
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Serbo-Croatian:
kampànja
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Serbo-Croatian:
pòhod
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Slovak:
kampaň
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Slovak:
ťaženie
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Slovene:
kampanja
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Spanish:
campaña
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Swahili:
kampeni
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Swedish:
kampanj
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Swedish:
fälttåg
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Tagalog:
kampanya
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Tajik:
маърака
(ma'raka)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Tajik:
кампания
(kampaniya)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Tajik:
корзор
(korzor)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Tetum:
kampaña
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Thai:
การรณรงค์
(gaan-ron-ná-rong)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Thai:
การหาเสียง
(gaan-hǎa-sǐiang)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Thai:
หาเสียง
(hǎa-sǐiang)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Turkish:
kampanya
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Ottoman Turkish:
سفر
(sefer)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Turkmen:
kampaniýa
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Ukrainian:
кампа́нія
(kampánija)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Ukrainian:
похі́д
(poxíd)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Urdu:
مُہِم
(muhim)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Urdu:
کارْزار
(kārzār)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Uyghur:
ھەرىكەت
(heriket)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Uzbek:
kampaniya
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Vietnamese:
chiến dịch
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Vietnamese:
vận động
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Volapük:
krigagoläd
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Yiddish:
קאַמפּאַניע
(kampanye)
— series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal
Chinese Mandarin:
參與運動 /参与运动
(cānyù yùndòng)
— to take part in a campaign
Chinese Mandarin:
從事倡議活動 /从事倡议活动
(cóngshì chàngyì huódòng)
— to take part in a campaign
Esperanto:
kampanji
— to take part in a campaign
Finnish:
kampanjoida
— to take part in a campaign
Finnish:
sotia
— to take part in a campaign
French:
faire campagne
— to take part in a campaign
French:
mener une campagne
— to take part in a campaign
German:
sich einsetzen (for: für)
— to take part in a campaign
Hungarian:
kampányol
— to take part in a campaign
Lithuanian:
dalyvauti kampanijoje
— to take part in a campaign
Malay:
berkempen
— to take part in a campaign
Romanian:
face campanie
— to take part in a campaign
Spanish:
campañear (por)
— to take part in a campaign
Spanish:
hacer campaña (por)
— to take part in a campaign
Swedish:
kampanja
— to take part in a campaign
Thai:
รณรงค์
(ron-ná-rong)
— to take part in a campaign
Vietnamese:
tham gia chiến dịch
— to take part in a campaign
Vietnamese:
đi chiến dịch
— to take part in a campaign