campaign for

phrase

1

: to lead or take part in a campaign to support (someone or something) or to achieve (something)

I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.

a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote

2

: to try to be elected to the position of (an elected official, such as president, mayor, governor, etc.)

He campaigned for president.

Examples of campaign for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahead of the premiere’s conclusion, Variety exclusively reported that Neon’s awards campaign for the film will include Garfield and Rylance competing in the supporting actor category and Borisov campaigning in lead actor. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Moore is also testing his own midterm stumping potential, heading to his neighboring state of Virginia to campaign for Democrats in key House races there. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Two former press secretaries from his first term — Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kayleigh McEnany — were hired after their tenures in the White House, although Sanders departed to launch her campaign for governor of Arkansas. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

The night was a celebration of Alas’s recent campaign for the seminal American label, starring Kendall Jenner. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for campaign for

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore