campaign
noun
the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
is campaigning
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present progressiveof campaign (3rd person singular).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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Another source of power at Volkswagen is campaigning as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mr. Crowley is campaigning on party priorities, such as “universal early childhood education” and “climate action.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Former SNP MP Hannah Bardell is campaigning for more access to fertility treatment.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Sanchez, a former minister and congressman, is campaigning as the candidate of poorer and rural Peruvians who feel excluded from power.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
It was not perhaps an ideal arrangement, but one must make sacrifices when one is campaigning.
From The War in the Air by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
