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political campaign

DEFINITIONS OF: political campaign

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n the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Synonyms:
campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering
Types:
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front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigning
a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel
hustings
the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
whispering campaign
the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate
stumping
campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
Type of:
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

n a race between candidates for elective office

Synonyms:
campaign, run
Types:
campaign for governor, governor's race
a race for election to the governorship
senate campaign, senate race
a race for election to the senate
Type of:
race
any competition
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