campaigning

Speech parts

1. campaigning - Noun

2. campaigning - Verb

Meaning

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

candidacy candidature electioneering political campaign campania war government run battle press campaign legislature evangelistic drive fighting
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Antonyms

rest prevent agree weaken debilitate peace treaty
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Hypernyms

cause movement campaign effort drive crusade

Hyponyms

hustings stumping whispering campaign front-porch campaign front-porch campaigning

Phrases with the word

campaigning against negative campaigning campaigning for

Examples

Anybody that wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office. David S. Broder

Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people's tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me. Jesse Ventura

Campaigning in Wyoming is politics at its most retail level. It's done one voter at a time. Mary Cheney

The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil. C. S. Lewis

I was elected to be independent. I was elected because I owed no political debts. I was elected to "do the job,” and not to spend my first four years in office campaigning. I've kept that promise -- and that's why we face the future with renewed optimism. Michael Bloomberg

As well as campaigning for human rights, Menuhin was a keen yoga practitioner and health food enthusiast, warning against the dangers of white rice, white bread and red meat. He also spoke of the dangers of pollution long before environmentalism became a buzz word. Yehudi Menuhin

Close letter words and terms

campaign trail campaign using a sandwich board campaigner campaigning against campaigning for campaignist