CAMPAIGNING Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word campaigning. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CAMPAIGNING
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agitating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | ||||||||
canvassing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • persuasion of voters in a political campaign | ||||||||
fighting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle adjective satellite • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations | ||||||||
pressing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure • a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press adjective satellite • compelling immediate action | ||||||||
rallying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of mobilizing for a common purpose • the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort adjective satellite • rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort | ||||||||
advocating | verbv | |||||||
noun • a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea • a lawyer who pleads cases in court verb • push for something • speak, plead, or argue in favor of | ||||||||
championing | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone who has won first place in a competition • someone who fights for a cause • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adjective satellite • holding first place in a contest verb • protect or fight for as a champion | ||||||||
crusading | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims verb • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • go on a crusade; fight a holy war | ||||||||
lobbying | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large entrance or reception room or area • the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest • an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying verb • detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | ||||||||
mobilizing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make ready for action or use • call to arms; of military personnel • get ready for war • cause to move around | ||||||||
promoting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • contribute to the progress or growth of • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • make publicity for; try to sell (a product) • be changed for a superior chess or checker piece • change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | ||||||||
crusade | nounn | |||||||
noun • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims verb • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • go on a crusade; fight a holy war | ||||||||
run | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely • the act of testing something • a race run on foot • an unbroken series of events • (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team • a regular trip • the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace • the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation • unrestricted freedom to use • the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) • a small stream • a race between candidates for elective office • a row of unravelled stitches • the pouring forth of a fluid • an unbroken chronological sequence • a short trip verb • move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. • have a particular form • move along, of liquids • perform as expected when applied • change or be different within limits • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position • cause to emit recorded audio or video • move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • be operating, running or functioning • change from one state to another • cause to perform • be affected by; be subjected to • continue to exist • occur persistently • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine • include as the content; broadcast or publicize • conduct to completion • pass over, across, or through • cause something to pass or lead somewhere • make without a miss • deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor • cause an animal to move fast • be diffused • sail before the wind • cover by running; run a certain distance • extend or continue for a certain period of time • set animals loose to graze • keep company • run with the ball; in such sports as football • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means • travel a route regularly • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) • compete in a race • progress by being changed • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating • come unraveled or undone as if by snagging • become undone | ||||||||
agitate | verbv | |||||||
verb • try to stir up public opinion • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • move very slightly • move or cause to move back and forth • change the arrangement or position of | ||||||||
cause | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something • a justification for something existing or happening • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy verb • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | ||||||||
drive | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of applying force to propel something • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • a road leading up to a private house • the trait of being highly motivated • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver • the act of driving a herd of animals overland • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium • a wide scenic road planted with trees • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb • operate or control a vehicle • travel or be transported in a vehicle • cause someone or something to move by driving • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly • cause to move back by force or influence • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment • push, propel, or press with force • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • move into a desired direction of discourse • have certain properties when driven • work as a driver • move by being propelled by a force • urge forward • proceed along in a vehicle • strike with a driver, as in teeing off • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally • excavate horizontally • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling • (hunting) search for game • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | ||||||||
effort | nounn | |||||||
noun • earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something • use of physical or mental energy; hard work • a notable achievement • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | ||||||||
fight | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle • an aggressive willingness to compete • an intense verbal dispute • a boxing or wrestling match verb • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight • fight against or resist strongly • make a strenuous or labored effort • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for | ||||||||
movement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a change of position that does not entail a change of location • the act of changing location from one place to another • a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something • a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals • a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object • a euphemism for defecation • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) • the act of changing the location of something | ||||||||
press | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of demanding notice or attention • the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines • a machine used for printing • a dense crowd of people • a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes • clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use • any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead • the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure verb • exert pressure or force to or upon • force or impel in an indicated direction • to be oppressive or burdensome • place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure • squeeze or press together • crowd closely • create by pressing • be urgent • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • press from a plastic • make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby • press and smooth with a heated iron • lift weights • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||