election campaign
Political race effort
An election campaign is the organized effort by a candidate or party to win votes before an election.
It encompasses rallies, advertisements, debates, fundraising, and voter outreach.
The term often appears shortened to simply campaign: She's working on the senator's campaign.
Campaign season dominates news cycles as elections approach.
- hustingsElectoral campaign proceedings
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- ballotVoting document
- candidate nominationFormally proposing someone for office
- primary seasonParty candidate selection period
secret ballot · polling station · vote counting · electioneering · opposition research · rally · stump speech · attack ads · grassroots · ground game · get out the vote · vote · poll · canvassing · yard signs · swing voters · recount · plebiscite
- ToriesConservative Party, Tory, Toryism, Thatcherism, Thatcherites
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- Canadian PoliticsPierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, premier, legislature, MLA
- Irish PoliticsSinn Fein, TD, Independents, Green Party, Labour Party
election campaigngovernance
How authority is exercised
election day · administration · incumbency · inauguration · transition of power
election campaigncoup d'état
Violent government seizure
military coup · coronation · hereditary succession · dynastic succession · seizure of power
campaign, election, elected, electoral, electing, elections, campaigns, electorate, reelect