[cam.paign] n [F campagne, prob. fr. It campagna level country, campaign, fr. LL campania level country, fr. L, the level country around Naples] (ca. 1656) 1: a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war
2: a connected series of operations designed to bring about a particular result "election ~"
[2]campaign vi (1701): to go on, engage in, or conduct a campaign -- cam.paign.er n