campaign for
idiom
1
: to lead or take part in a campaign to support (someone or something) or to achieve (something)
I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.
a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote
2
: to try to be elected to the position of (an elected official, such as president, mayor, governor, etc.)
He campaigned for president.
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Gasly will appear in the campaign for Gentleman Society Eau de Parfum Ambrée, which is launching worldwide this month.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 17 Feb. 2025
Zakia Jafri, who turned her personal loss into an uphill campaign for justice after her husband, Ehsan Jafri, was brutally murdered during sectarian riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002, died on Feb. 2 at her daughter’s home in Ahmedabad, India.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
This game goes to the top of the advertising campaign for John Tonje to be a first-team All-American.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris hadn't yet kicked off her first campaign for public office, nor had Apple debuted the iPod.
Curry would've been around 12 years old.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 17 Feb. 2025
Zakia Jafri, who turned her personal loss into an uphill campaign for justice after her husband, Ehsan Jafri, was brutally murdered during sectarian riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002, died on Feb. 2 at her daughter’s home in Ahmedabad, India.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
This game goes to the top of the advertising campaign for John Tonje to be a first-team All-American.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris hadn't yet kicked off her first campaign for public office, nor had Apple debuted the iPod.
Curry would've been around 12 years old.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Campaign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20for. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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