Synonyms: 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
Similar words: venture
Definition: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: military expedition, hostile expedition, expedition
Definition: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
Synonyms: crusade
Definition: go on a crusade; fight a holy war
Similar words: campaign, take the field
Definition: go on a campaign; go off to war
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: push, promote, advertise, advertize
Definition: make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Usage: The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model; The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops