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political campaign - definition of political campaign in Encyclopedia (1701 words) |
 | One early example of a political campaign might be the campaign to execute or banish Socrates from Athens in the 5th century BC. |
 | Campaigning on specific issues is related to lobbying and propaganda but is distinguished from the first by the involvement of mass action and the second by the fact that it is limited in scope and acts within the constitutional system. |
 | Modern election campaigns in the US Political campaigns in the United States are not merely a civic ritual and occasion for political debate, but a multi-billion industry, dominated by professional political consultants using sophisticated campaign management tools, to an extent far greater than elsewhere in the world. |
| Political campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2960 words) |
 | Politics is as old as humankind and is not limited to democratic or governmental institutions. |
 | Some examples of political campaigns are: the effort to execute or banish Socrates from Athens in the 5th century BCE, the uprising of petty nobility against John of England in the 13th century, or the recent push to remove Michael Eisner from the helm of The Walt Disney Company. |
 | Political campaigns in the United States are not merely a civic ritual and occasion for political debate, but a multi-billion dollar industry, dominated by professional political consultants using sophisticated campaign management tools, to an extent far greater than elsewhere in the world. |