"campaigning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: campaignings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English campaign Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English campaigning From campaign + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|campaign|-ing<id:gerund noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English campaign Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English campaigning [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ung", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ynge", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "campaigning", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="campaigning"> From campaign + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} campaigning (plural campaignings)
  1. gerund of campaign: the act of taking part in a campaign. Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: campaign (extra: the act of taking part in a campaign) Derived forms: e-campaigning, noncampaigning Related terms: mainstreeting
    Sense id: en-campaigning-en-noun-Jy4qg5Ip Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Politics Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 81 19 Disambiguation of Politics: 100 0

Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English campaign Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English campaigning From campaign + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|campaign|-ing<id:gerund noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English campaign Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English campaigning [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ung", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ynge", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "campaigning", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="campaigning"> From campaign + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} campaigning
  1. present participle and gerund of campaign Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: campaign
    Sense id: en-campaigning-en-verb-uMKfQoKu Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 54 46

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