military campaign
noun · n
Simple meaning
Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
miluhtuhreekampaynSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɪlətɛɹikæmˈpeɪn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
n
A military campaign is large-scale long-duration significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of interrelated military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
Used this way, military campaign is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Successful and accomplished
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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