Main entry: movement, campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort
Definition: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Usage: he supported populist campaigns; they worked in the cause of world peace; the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant; the movement to end slavery; contributed to the war effort
Main entry: Crusade
Definition: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
Main entry: crusade
Definition: go on a crusade; fight a holy war
Main entry: crusade, press, push, fight, campaign, agitate
Definition: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
Usage: The liberal party pushed for reforms; She is crusading for women's rights; The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate