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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jìngxuǎn huódòng
"候选人在全国各地奔波进行竞选活动。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The series of places visited by a politician making speeches and trying to win votes during an election campaign.
"The presidential candidates spent months traveling across the country on the campaign-trail." - 2
The general process and activities involved in running a political election campaign.
"After a grueling year on the campaign-trail, the senator looked forward to a quiet vacation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originates from American political jargon in the mid-19th century, combining 'campaign' (from Latin campania, open country/military field) and 'trail' (a path or track). Originally literal, referring to the physical route candidates took across rugged terrain to reach voters, it evolved metaphorically to describe the entire sequence of political appearances and speeches leading up to an election.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Campaign-trail" is said worldwide
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campagne électorale
Transliteration: kã.paɲ e.lɛk.tɔ.ʁal
"Le candidat a passé des mois sur la campagne électorale."
Wahlkampf
Transliteration: ˈvaːlˌkampf
"Die Spitzenkandidaten reisten quer durch das Land im harten Wahlkampf."
campagna elettorale
Transliteration: kamˈpaɲ.ɲa e.lɛt.toˈraː.le
"Il politico ha trascorso mesi impegnato nella campagna elettorale."
gira electoral
Transliteration: ˈxi.ɾa e.lek.toˈɾal
"Los candidatos continuaron su viaje por la gira electoral."
campanha eleitoral
Transliteration: kɐ̃ˈpaɲ.jɐ e.lej.toˈɾaw
"O candidato passou meses na campanha eleitoral."
चुनावी अभियान
Transliteration: chunāvī abhiyān
"नेताजी ने पूरे देश में चुनावी अभियान चलाया।"
竞选活动
Transliteration: jìngxuǎn huódòng
"候选人在全国各地奔波进行竞选活动。"
선거 유세
Transliteration: seon-geo yu-se
"대통령 후보들이 전국을 돌며 선거 유세를 벌였습니다."
選挙運動
Transliteration: senkyo undō
"候補者は全国を回って選挙運動を展開した。"
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