campaign
noun
the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
are campaigning
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present progressiveof campaign.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The candidates are campaigning on issues including improving public safety, reducing homelessness, providing more affordable housing and spurring economic development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Both candidates in New York’s governor’s race are campaigning on electricity costs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the UK, routine testing for the disease is not yet available on the NHS, although it is something diabetes charities are campaigning for.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Candidates for governor in other states are campaigning on the need to catch up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Now that we are campaigning, divil an officer asks if we have any complaints to make, or is in any way solicitous as to our welfare or wants.
From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by P. T. Ross
