political campaign
Organized election effort
A political campaign is an organized effort to win an election or influence public policy.
Campaigns involve fundraising, advertising, rallies, and voter outreach: She volunteered for a political campaign in college.
The term also covers issue-based efforts not tied to specific candidates: a political campaign to legalize marijuana.
Campaign season dominates news cycles in election years.
- ballotVoting document
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- electionOrganized public voting
- electoral collegeIntermediary voting delegation system
- grassroots movementCitizen-led collective action campaign
presidential · voter turnout · get out the vote · vote · propaganda · voter registration · party · swing voters · rally · town hall · door knocking · volunteer · democrat · caucus · primary elections · Super Tuesday · representative · polling
- Communist ChinaCommunist Party, People's Republic, Great Leap Forward, Gang of Four, Central Committee
- initiativesinitiative, program, drive, effort, project
- recall electionsrecall election, recall petition, recall vote, removal from office, ouster
- door-to-door salescanvassing, soliciting, solicitation, door knocking, direct sales
- queer storiescoming out story, queer romance, lesbian romance, transition story, self-acceptance
political campaigngoverning
Controlling with authority
administration · incumbency · governance · ruling · legislative session
political campaignpolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
voter apathy · non-participation · abstention · staying home · tuning out
political campaignbackroom deal
Secret unofficial agreement
smoke-filled room · political machine · patronage system · quiet diplomacy · lobbying
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