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Collocations for campaign - noun

ADJ.

big, huge, major, massive |
lengthy, long, long-running,
sustained | brief | effective, successful | unsuccessful | determined, intensive, strong, vigorous | bitter, fierce, vicious | concerted, orchestrated
a carefully orchestrated campaign against striking workers
joint | official, public | local, international, national,
nationwide, worldwide |
one-man/one-woman, personal
She has fought a one-woman campaign for ten years about the lack of childcare provision in the town.
election, electoral, leadership, political, presidential, re-election, referendum | advertising, marketing, promotional, sales | propaganda, publicity, public relations | media, poster, press, television/TV | anti-corruption, anti-drug, anti-smoking, etc. | protest | awareness
a health awareness campaign to promote a healthy lifestyle
lobbying | fund-raising | literacy | recruitment | air, bombing, guerrilla, military
the terrorists'' bombing campaign
hate, terror/terrorist | dirty tricks, smear, whispering
Her political opponenta ran a whispering campaign against her.

VERB + CAMPAIGN

launch, mount, start
The company launched a huge advertising campaign.
conduct, fight, organize, run, wage
People have criticized the way in which she conducted her election campaign.
lead, manage, spearhead
She led a successful campaign against the closure of the library.
take part in | intensify, step up
The government has intensified the military campaign against the rebels.

CAMPAIGN + VERB

begin, get underway, start
The general election campaign gets underway today.
be aimed at sb/sth
a concerted campaign aimed at educating young people about the dangers of drugs
aim to
The campaign aims to inform the public of the dangers of this disease.
call for sth, demand sth | fail to
The campaign failed to achieve its objectives.

CAMPAIGN + NOUN

manager, team | strategy | issue
Education has become an important campaign issue.
trail
election candidates on the campaign trail (= travelling around the country campaigning)

PREP.

during a/the ~
They met regularly during the campaign.
~ against
a fierce campaign against hunting
~ by
the political campaign by the Labour Party
~ for
the campaign for racial equality

PHRASES

a plan of campaign
After sliding in the opinion polls, the party had to rethink its plan of campaign.

Collocations for campaign - verb

ADV.

actively, hard, strongly, tirelessly, vigorously
We will campaign hard for an end to the ivory trade.
effectively, successfully
Local people have successfully campaigned against the building.
openly, publicly

PREP.

against
Local communities are campaigning against the dumping of toxic waste.
for
We have campaigned for better rural transport.
on
The group campaigns on a range of environmental issues.
on behalf of
campaigning on behalf of the British consumer

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