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noun

money for a campaign, as of a political candidate, usually acquired through contributions by supporters.

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Origin of campaign fund

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Words nearby campaign fund

Campagna, campaign, campaign button, campaign chest, campaign finance reform, campaign fund, campaign furniture, campaign hat, campaign ribbon, Campanella, Campania

How to use campaign fund in a sentence

Jones ended up raising around $100,000 in campaign funds in the aftermath of the controversy.
Gina Ortiz Jones gets nod to become Air Force under secretary|Chris Johnson|April 27, 2021|Washington Blade
I mean that guy was accused of using campaign funds to enrich himself.
Joy Behar Apologizes for Repeatedly Misgendering Caitlyn Jenner: ‘I Just Didn’t Get Enough Sleep’|Justin Baragona|April 23, 2021|The Daily Beast
The former House majority caucus chairman collected $198,000, nearly half of which appears to be from his former delegate’s campaign fund, with $104,000 cash on hand.
McAuliffe holds fundraising lead in race for Virginia governor|Laura Vozzella, Antonio Olivo|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
Other book purchases by party organizations don’t raise the same self-enrichment issues as those in the Cruz complaint, which hinges on his use of his own campaign funds.
The GOP’s big bulk book-buying machine is boosting Republicans on the bestseller lists|Paul Farhi|April 16, 2021|Washington Post

Cruz’s campaign followed the FEC guidance in 2015, when it spent nearly $300,000 in campaign funds to buy copies of his previous book directly from the publisher, HarperCollins.
The GOP’s big bulk book-buying machine is boosting Republicans on the bestseller lists|Paul Farhi|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. launched campaigns in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah and a surge campaign in Baghdad.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the inability to measure progress in the ISIS campaign is widespread.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. campaign against ISIS leans on two pillars: conducting airstrikes, and beefing up local forces.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’|Nancy A. Youssef|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As she discussed her understanding of the voting rights campaign and how she planned to recreate it, I grew more relieved.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Vain also was the valour and ability he showed in the campaign against the Royalists in La Vende.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
By the end of the campaign of 1796 he had proved that he was as great a chief of the staff as Bonaparte was a great commander.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
But Ulm was only the commencement of the campaign, and even after Austerlitz Napoleon pursued the enemy with grim resolution.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison