Definition of "military campaign" []

• Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Even more than was true during the Cold War, the struggle against Islamic-based terrorism will be not simply a military campaign but a battle for public opinion in the Islamic world, among our allies, and in the United States."
• "For Hama's residents, still living in fear of the brutal attack that was little documented and remains shrouded in obscurity, a military campaign on their city would signal the regime has "totally run out of options," said one resident."