campaign
noun
the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
campaigning
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present participleof campaign.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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These reporters joined a Reform councillor, Alan Feeney, in Solihull, in the West Midlands, where he was campaigning to retain his seat on the council, after defecting from the Conservative Party in 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Raman and Bass were once political allies, campaigning together in 2024 as Raman faced a tough reelection fight in a district stretching from Silver Lake to the San Fernando Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Politicians and public opinion rallied to the cause in the 2010s partly due to fierce campaigning by families and former inmates.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Another woman member who had been campaigning against the men’s bar suddenly decamped to the other side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
In the fall of 1862, without any campaigning on his part, Garfield was elected.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
