political campaign

English Thesaurus

1. the campaign of a candidate to be elected (noun.act)

hypernym	:	campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement,
definition	:	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (noun.act)

hyponym	:	front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigning,
definition	:	a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel (noun.act)

hyponym	:	hustings,
definition	:	the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	whispering campaign,
definition	:	the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate (noun.act)

hyponym	:	stumping,
definition	:	campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) (noun.act)

part holonym	:	whistle-stop tour,
definition	:	a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited (noun.act)

2. a race between candidates for elective office (noun.event)

hypernym	:	race,
definition	:	any competition (noun.event)

hyponym	:	campaign for governor, governor's race,
definition	:	a race for election to the governorship (noun.event)

hyponym	:	senate campaign, senate race,
definition	:	a race for election to the senate (noun.event)

3. the campaign of a candidate to be elected (noun.act)

derivation	:	electioneer,
definition	:	work actively for a political candidate or a party (verb.social)

4. a race between candidates for elective office (noun.event)

derivation	:	campaign, run,
definition	:	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position (verb.competition)

5. the campaign of a candidate to be elected (noun.act)

derivation	:	electioneer,
definition	:	work actively for a political candidate or a party (verb.social)

6. a race between candidates for elective office (noun.event)

derivation	:	campaign, run,
definition	:	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position (verb.competition)