English > campaigning: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | The campaign of a candidate to be elected. |
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Synonyms | candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign |
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Parts | whistle-stop tour | A tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns / towns are visited |
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Narrower | front-porch campaigning, front-porch campaign | A campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel |
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hustings | The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) |
stumping | campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) |
whispering campaign | The organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate / candidate |
Broader | campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort | A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
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Spanish | campaña electoral, candidatura |
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Catalan | campanya electoral, candidatura |
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