Definition
Working actively to achieve a particular goal, especially in politics or social causes; conducting an organized course of action.
Etymology
From French 'campagne' meaning open country or military campaign, from Latin 'campus' (field). The political sense developed from military terminology, as campaigns were originally seasonal military operations.
Kelly Says
Modern political campaigning would be unrecognizable to early politicians - the first televised presidential debate in 1960 between Kennedy and Nixon showed how appearance could matter as much as policy. Digital campaigning now uses sophisticated algorithms to target individual voters.
Translations
ARالعربية
الحملات
alḥamlāt
CACatalà
campanya
kamˈpaɲə
DADansk
valgkampagne
valɡkamˈpɑɲə
DEDeutsch
Wahlkampf
vaːlˈkampf
ELΕλληνικά
εκστρατεία
ekstrateía
ESEspañol
campaña
kamˈpaɲa
FISuomi
vaalikampanja
vaalikampanja
FRFrançais
campagne
kɑ̃paɲ
HAHA
yakin neman zabe
yakin neman zabe
HUMagyar
kampány
kamˈpaːɲ
IDBahasa Indonesia
kampanye
kampanye
ITItaliano
campagna
kamˈpaɲɲa
KMKM
យុទ្ធនាការ
yuthnakar
MSBahasa Melayu
kempenn
kempenn
MYမြန်မာ
လှုပ်ရှားမှု
lhuʔʃáʔmhu
NLNederlands
campagne
kɑmˈpaɲə
NONorsk
valgkamp
valɡkamp
PLPolski
kampania
kamˈpaɲa
PTPortuguês
campanha
kɐ̃ˈpɐɲɐ
RORomână
campanie
kamˈpaɲe
RUРусский
агитация
agitatsiya
SVSvenska
valkampanj
valkampanj
SWKiswahili
kampeni
kampeni
TAதமிழ்
பிரச்சாரம்
pirachāram
TEతెలుగు
ప్రచారం
prachāraṁ
THไทย
การหาเสียง
kān hāsīeng
TRTürkçe
seçim kampanyası
seçim kampanyası
UKУкраїнська
кампанія
kampaniya
VITiếng Việt
chiến dịch
chiến dịch