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CAMPAIGNING
campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign
(noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
campaigning
present participle of campaign
Noun
campaigning (plural campaignings)
The act of taking part in a campaign.
Source: Wiktionary
CAMPAIGN
Cam*paign", n. Etym: [F. campagne, It. campagna, fr. L. Campania the level country about Naples, fr. campus field. See Camp, and cf. Champaign, Champagne.]
1. An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign. Grath.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field. Wilhelm.
3. Political operations preceding an election; a canvass. [Cant, U. S.]
4. (Metal.)
Definition: The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
Cam*paign", v. i.
Definition: To serve in a campaign.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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