Currently, I am campaigning against littering.
•Sarah is campaigning against crooked politicians.
2. to run one's political campaign against someone or something. •I campaigned against the incumbent and won.
•John spent a lot of time campaigning against Sarah for class president.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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