campaigning
Running for office
Campaigning is the activity of working toward a goal through organized, sustained effort—especially seeking political office or promoting a cause.
Politicians spend months campaigning before elections: She's been campaigning in swing states since June.
The term extends beyond politics to any coordinated push: environmental groups campaigning against plastic waste.
Advocating to decision-makers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- petitioningFormally requesting action
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- influencePower to affect others
policy · reform · justice · coalition · movement · cause · humanitarian · pressure
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- petitionsFormal requests for action
outreach · engagement · neighborhood · townhall · flyering · phone banking · local · community
Formally registering a choice
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- caucusesClosed political party meetings
- ballotsVoting forms
polls · constituents · elections · parties · platforms · endorsements · nominees · precincts
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- petitioningFormally requesting action
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
influence · policy · reform · justice · coalition · movement · cause · humanitarian · pressure · social change
canvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- organizingSystematically putting in order
petitions · outreach · engagement · neighborhood · townhall · flyering · phone banking · local · community · mobilization
voting
Formally registering a choice
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- caucusesClosed political party meetings
ballots · polls · constituents · elections · parties · platforms · endorsements · nominees · precincts · turnout
slogan
Memorable promotional phrase
rhetoric · persuasion · spin · platform · agenda · publicity · announcement · promotion · poster · branding
speech
Oral communication ability
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- crowdLarge public gathering
- placardsSigns carried at demonstrations
chants · megaphone · banner · enthusiasm · slogans · supporters · assembly · gathering · cheering · stump
- political tacticsgerrymandering, filibuster, voter suppression, dirty tricks, filibustering
- politickingelectioneering, lobbying, canvassing, stumping, caucusing
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- politicsdemocracy, democrats, bill, balloting, GOP
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
campaigninggoverning
Controlling with authority
ruling · incumbency · administering · legislating · presiding
campaigningwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
retiring · dropping out · conceding · abstaining · quitting
campaigningpeace
Freedom from disturbance
acquiescing · accepting · surrendering · capitulating · yielding
- negative campaigningAttacking opponents during elections
campaign, campaigner, campaigns, campaigned, campaigners, pre-campaign