2campaign verb
campaigns; campaigned; campaign·ing [no obj] : to lead or take part in a campaign to support or oppose someone or something or to achieve something
▪ She campaigned to save the town library. ▪ He campaigned hard to get more funding. ▪ a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote ▪ I campaigned for/against her when she ran for governor. ▪ He campaigned for president/governor/mayor. = He campaigned for the presidency/governorship/mayoralty. [=he tried to be elected president/governor/mayor]
▪ She campaigned to save the town library. ▪ He campaigned hard to get more funding. ▪ a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote ▪ I campaigned for/against her when she ran for governor. ▪ He campaigned for president/governor/mayor. = He campaigned for the presidency/governorship/mayoralty. [=he tried to be elected president/governor/mayor]
— cam·paign·er noun, plural cam·paign·ers [count]
▪ civil rights campaigners
▪ civil rights campaigners
— campaigning noun [noncount]
