campaign trail

noun

: a route that takes a candidate for office to different places in order to talk to people during a campaign

The candidates talked about the people they met on the campaign trail.

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Economists are concerned the combination of massive tax cuts, high tariffs on the U.S.’ main trading partners and mass deportations hurting the labor supply that were proposed on the campaign trail could put upward pressure on prices. —

Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025 Trump promised on the campaign trail to quickly end the war in Ukraine and is trying to force the two sides to the negotiating table. —

Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 The document also cites several new tax breaks proposed by Mr. Trump while on the campaign trail last falls, such as eliminating taxes on overtime and tips. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025 Comments made by Trump on the campaign trail, including a suggestion Taipei should pay Washington for defense, have raised questions about his commitment to the island. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for campaign trail

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