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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

चुनावी अभियान

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chunāvī abhiyān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Campaign-trail/ˈkæm.peɪnˌtreɪl/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"नेताजी ने पूरे देश में चुनावी अभियान चलाया।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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