venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements

anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war

consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected

ecumenical movement - a movement among Protestant groups aimed at universal Christian unity

fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause

feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism - the movement aimed at equal rights for women

gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression

lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"

youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people

expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition - a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

First Crusade - a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there

Second Crusade - a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187

Third Crusade - a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal

Fourth Crusade - a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem

Fifth Crusade - a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered

Sixth Crusade - a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who was therefore excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem

Seventh Crusade - a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249

advertize, advertise, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

advertize, advertise, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

take the field, campaign - go on a campaign; go off to war