campaign
noun
the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
countercampaign
-
a word derived from
campaign.
Example Sentences
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“It becomes almost a countercampaign rather than a supporting one,” he said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
When a social-media countercampaign was mounted in Seder’s defense, it consisted largely of accusations and descriptions of “bad faith.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2018
Mukilteo resident Paul Kramer, who organized a “Mukilteo For All” countercampaign, said it was good to see voters turning away, if for a moment, from the obsessive focus on divisiveness in politics.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2017
She paid for billboard proclaiming the Schneiders' innocence The savvy and unusual countercampaign didn't sit well with Treadway.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2010
Meanwhile, a group of students led by newly elected Student Council President William L. Tazewell began a countercampaign to get Fletcher fired from his job of student director.
From Time Magazine Archive
