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subcampaign

subcampaign noun: a campaign that is one part of a larger, coordinated campaign.

Noun

subcampaign (plural subcampaigns)

  1. A campaign that is one part of a larger, coordinated campaign.
    • A joint (lianhe) service campaign, however, is where each service branch plays the leading role in each of several relatively autonomous subcampaigns in separate time and (sometimes) space. In such a campaign, it is possible for the Air Force to conduct an air subcampaign where the ground forces...1999, James C. Mulvenon, Richard H. Yang, The People's Liberation Army in the Information Age, page 154
    • Campaigns for capturing supremacy will be subcampaigns of joint campaigns and one of the latter's independent objectives.2007, Decoding the Virtual Dragon, page 124

Examples of subcampaign in a sentence

  • A joint (lianhe) service campaign, however, is where each service branch plays the leading role in each of several relatively autonomous subcampaigns in separate time and (sometimes) space.1999, James C. Mulvenon, Richard H. Yang, The People's Liberation Army in the Information Age, page 154:
  • The halting of Hamas's suicide subcampaign at this juncture is significant.2010, Robert A. Pape, James K. Feldman, Cutting the Fuse, page 234:

Forms of subcampaign

pluralsubcampaigns

Questions about subcampaign

What does subcampaign mean?
Subcampaign means a campaign that is one part of a larger, coordinated campaign.
How do you use subcampaign in a sentence?
A joint (lianhe) service campaign, however, is where each service branch plays the leading role in each of several relatively autonomous subcampaigns in separate time and (sometimes) space.
What part of speech is subcampaign?
Subcampaign is a noun.
What is the plural of subcampaign?
The plural of subcampaign is subcampaigns.

Words near subcampaign in the dictionary

  1. subcallus
  2. subcalossal
  3. subcalvarial
  4. subcalvarian
  5. subcamp
  6. subcampaign
  7. subcampanulate
  8. subcamps
  9. subcampus
  10. subcampuses
  11. subcanaliculate

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