campaign

noun

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

(sports) A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.

(roleplaying games) A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.

The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.

(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.

(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.

verb

(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.

(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.

Roots

campuscampaign- · Latin · field

Synonyms for campaign

crusaden effortn safarin runv expeditionn movementn

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Where does campaign come from?

The word campaign breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root campaign-, from Latin campus (“field”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.