Ask Difference

Campaign vs. Drive — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Campaign and Drive

ADVERTISEMENT

Compare with Definitions

Campaign

A series of military operations undertaken to achieve a large-scale objective during a war
Grant's Vicksburg campaign secured the entire Mississippi for the Union.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
They drove back into town
He got into his car and drove off
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

To engage in an operation planned to achieve a certain goal
An army that campaigned across the entire continent.
A group that campaigned for human rights.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Propel or carry along by force in a specified direction
The wind will drive you onshore
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

An operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose
An advertising campaign for a new product.
A candidate's political campaign.
Jun 05, 2022
ADVERTISEMENT

Drive

Urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction
The French infantry were driven back
They drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
An election campaign
A military campaign
The company is targeting children in its latest advertising campaign.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate
He was driven by ambition
Some people are driven to murder their tormentors
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A trip or journey in a car
They went for a drive in the country
Jun 05, 2022
ADVERTISEMENT

Campaign

(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

An innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need
Emotional and sexual drives
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

An organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose
A recruitment drive by the police
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
She campaigned for better social security.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle
He experimented with chain drive to run the propeller
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball
A hard drive to left field
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

An act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination
Cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward
Drove the horses into the corral.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

Political operations preceding an election, by candidates, their assistants, and supporters, for the purpose of convincing voters to vote for the candidate. It usually consists of one or more methods of contacting voters including advertising, distribution or mailing of printed leaflets or letters; speeches, interviews with news media, and door-to-door visits with potential voters.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To repulse or put to flight by force or influence
Drove the attackers away.
Drove out any thought of failure.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

Any coordinated effort to contact potential supporters or customers and solicit their support or patronage; as, an advertising campaign.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To convey or transport in a vehicle
Drove the children to school.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

To serve in a campaign.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To traverse in a vehicle
Drive the freeways to work.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

A race between candidates for elective office;
I managed his campaign for governor
He is raising money for a Senate run
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function
Steam drives the engine.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
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
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To cause or sustain, as if by supplying force or power
"The current merger mania is apparently driven by an urge ... to reduce risk or to exploit opportunities in a very rapidly changing business environment" (Peter Passell).
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To compel or force to work, often excessively
"Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfection—perfect expressiveness, perfect technique" (Susan Sontag).
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To force into or from a particular act or state
Indecision drives me crazy.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

Run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
Who's running for treasurer this year?
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To force to go through or penetrate
Drove the stake into the ground.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

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;
The liberal party pushed for reforms
She is crusading for women's rights
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To create or produce by penetrating forcibly
The nail drove a hole in the tire.
Jun 05, 2022

Campaign

Go on a campaign; go off to war
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To carry through vigorously to a conclusion
Drove home his point.
Drive a hard bargain.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Sports) To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Basketball) To move with the ball directly through
Drove the lane and scored.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Baseball) To cause (a run or runner) to be scored by batting. Often used with in.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Football) To advance the ball over (certain yardage) in plays from scrimmage.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To chase (game) into the open or into traps or nets.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To search (an area) for game in such a manner.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To move along or advance quickly
We could hear the trucks driving along the highway.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction
The wind drove into my face.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To operate a vehicle, such as a car
How long has he been driving?.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To go or be transported in a vehicle
We all got in the car and drove to the supermarket.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Sports) To hit, throw, or impel a ball or other missile forcibly.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Basketball) To move directly to the basket with the ball.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Football) To advance the ball in plays from scrimmage.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To make an effort to reach or achieve an objective; aim.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The act of driving
Took the car out for a drive after dinner.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A trip or journey in a vehicle
It's a long drive to Eau Claire from here.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Abbr. Dr. A road for automobiles and other vehicles.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The position or operating condition of such a mechanism
"He put his car into drive and started home" (Charles Baxter).
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway
Four-wheel drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile
Right-hand drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Computers) A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such as an optical disc or flash memory.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose
A drive to finish the project before the deadline.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Energy, push, or aggressiveness
An executive with a lot of drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Psychology) A strong motivating tendency or instinct related to self-preservation, reproduction, or aggression that prompts activity toward a particular end.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A massive, sustained military offensive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Sports) The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Sports) The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven
An awkward drive on the first tee that sent the ball into the woods.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Sports) The ball or puck as it is propelled
The goalie stopped a hard drive in the opening minute.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Basketball) The act of moving with the ball directly to the basket.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(Football) A series of downs in which the ball is advanced by the offensive team.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A rounding up and driving of livestock to new pastures or to market.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A gathering and driving of logs down a river.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The cattle or logs thus driven.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
A typical steam drive
A nuclear drive
Chain drive
Front-wheel drive
Some old model trains have clockwork drives.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
It was a long drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A driveway.
The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A type of public roadway.
Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(psychology) Desire or interest.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
Floppy drive
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(golf) A stroke made with a driver.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
A whist drive
A beetle drive
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
Vaccination drive
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
My husband's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
To drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
The pistons drive the crankshaft.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
Drive a car
This SUV drives like a car.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To operate (an aircraft).
Drive a 737
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
What drives a person to run a marathon?
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To compel (to do something).
Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To cause to become.
This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.
You are driving me crazy!
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To hit the ball with a drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
I drive to work every day.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
My cousin drove me to the airport.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(intransitive) To move forcefully.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(obsolete) To distrain for rent.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To be the dominant party in a sex act. en
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.
A storm came on and drove them into Pylos.
Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.
Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.
How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like.
He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had done for his.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
The trade of life can not be driven without partners.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
To drive the country, force the swains away.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To pass away; - said of time.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails.
Under cover of the night and a driving tempest.
Time driveth onward fast,And in a little while our lips are dumb.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn.
The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.
Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To distrain for rent.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as the operator of the vehicle; to drive{9} a vehicle from one location to another.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
The Murdstonian drive in business.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A private road; a driveway.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A device for reading or writing data from or to a data storage medium, as a disk drive, a tape drive, a CD drive, etc.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

An organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The period during which one team sustains movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive downfield.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

An act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile; the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to go for a drive in the country.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, etc.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Driven.
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The act of applying force to propel something;
After reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
A variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
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
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A road leading up to a private house;
They parked in the driveway
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The trait of being highly motivated;
His drive and energy exhausted his co-workers
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
He sliced his drive out of bounds
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

The act of driving a herd of animals overland
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
He took the family for a drive in his new car
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

A wide scenic road planted with trees;
The riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Operate or control a vehicle;
Drive a car or bus
Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Travel or be transported in a vehicle;
We drove to the university every morning
They motored to London for the theater
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Cause someone or something to move by driving;
She drove me to school every day
We drove the car to the garage
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
She rammed her mind into focus
He drives me mad
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
She is driven by her passion
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Cause to move back by force or influence;
Repel the enemy
Push back the urge to smoke
Beat back the invaders
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
She finally drove him to change jobs
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Push, propel, or press with force;
Drive a nail into the wall
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
Drive the ball far out into the field
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
She tugged for years to make a decent living
We have to push a little to make the deadline!
She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Move into a desired direction of discourse;
What are you driving at?
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Have certain properties when driven;
This car rides smoothly
My new truck drives well
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Work as a driver;
He drives a bread truck
She drives for the taxi company in Newark
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Move by being propelled by a force;
The car drove around the corner
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Urge forward;
Drive the cows into the barn
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Proceed along in a vehicle;
We drive the turnpike to work
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Strike with a driver, as in teeing off;
Drive a golfball
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;
Drive a ball
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Excavate horizontally;
Drive a tunnel
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
The amplifier drives the tube
Steam drives the engines
This device drives the disks for the computer
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Hunting: search for game;
Drive the forest
Jun 05, 2022

Drive

Hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;
Drive the game
Jun 05, 2022

Share Your Discovery

Share via Social Media
Embed This Content
Embed Code
Share Directly via Messenger
Link
⮪ Previous Comparison
Row vs. Pull
Next Comparison ➦
Defunct vs. Old

Popular Comparisons

Featured Comparisons

Trending Comparisons

New Phrases