campaign

/kæmˈpeɪn/
noun 5verb 2

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

big, huge, major, massive | sustained | brief | effective, successful | unsuccessful | determined, intensive, strong, vigorous | bitter, fierce, vicious

concerted, orchestrated

The charity's concerted campaign to reduce plastic waste won support from local businesses.

joint | official, public | local, international, national

one-man/one-woman, personal

He launched a personal campaign to convince his neighbors to support the local community center.

election, electoral, leadership, political, presidential, re-election, referendum | advertising, marketing, promotional, sales | propaganda, publicity, public relations | media, poster, press, television/TV | anti-corruption, anti-drug, anti-smoking, etc. | protest

awareness

The government launched an awareness campaign to educate people about climate change.

lobbying | fund-raising | literacy | recruitment

air, bombing, guerrilla, military

The military campaign lasted for several months before the troops finally withdrew from the region.

hate, terror/terrorist

dirty tricks, smear, whispering

The candidate's team launched a smear campaign attacking his rival's business record.

VERB + CAMPAIGN

launch, mount, start

The environmental group started a campaign to reduce plastic waste in local schools.

conduct, fight, organize, run, wage

The charity is organizing a campaign to raise awareness about climate change.

lead, manage, spearhead

He managed a nationwide campaign to encourage people to recycle more plastic.

take part in

intensify, step up

The environmental group stepped up their campaign to reduce plastic waste in schools.

CAMPAIGN + VERB

begin, get underway, start

The marketing campaign began last month with advertisements on social media.

be aimed at sb/sth

The environmental campaign was aimed at reducing plastic waste in our community.

aim to

The new environmental campaign aims to encourage people to reduce plastic waste.

call for sth, demand sth

fail to

The advertising campaign failed to convince most people to buy the new product.

CAMPAIGN + NOUN

manager, team | strategy

issue

The local election campaign focused heavily on healthcare costs and pollution.

trail

The presidential candidate visited three states during the campaign trail last week.

PREP

during a/the ~

The candidate gave several interviews during the campaign to reach more voters.

~ against

Environmental groups launched a campaign against plastic bags in supermarkets last year.

~ by

The advertising campaign by the company successfully increased sales last year.

~ for

She volunteered for the campaign for environmental protection in her local community.

PHRASES

a plan of campaign

The team discussed their plan of campaign before the important match began.

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(verb.)

ADV

actively, hard, strongly, tirelessly, vigorously

Environmental groups actively campaigned to protect the rainforest from destruction.

effectively, successfully

Women's groups have effectively campaigned for better childcare facilities in our town.

openly, publicly

PREP

against

The environmental group has been campaigning against plastic pollution in our city for two years.

for

The environmental group is campaigning for stricter plastic packaging regulations.

on

The local community decided to campaign on improving public transportation in their neighborhood.

on behalf of

Several environmental groups launched a campaign on behalf of endangered animals in the rainforest.

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