crusade
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms: campaign, cause, drive, movement, push

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English Thesaurus: fight, battle, scuffle, punch-up, brawl, ...

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I. cru‧sade¹ /kruːˈseɪd/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: croisade and Spanish cruzada, both from Latin crux; ⇒ cross²]

1. a determined attempt to change something because you think you are morally right ⇒ campaign
crusade against/for
He seems to be running a one-man crusade against cigarette smoking.

2. (also Crusade) one of a series of wars fought in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Christian armies trying to take Palestine from the Muslims

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II. crusade² verb [intransitive]
to take part in a crusade Synonym : campaign
crusade against/for
He continued to crusade for free education for all.
—crusader noun [countable]

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crusade
noun
ADJ. great | moral, personal
VERB + CRUSADE embark on, launch, mount The charity tonight launched its great crusade against homelessness.
be engaged in, carry out, conduct, join She seems to be carrying out a personal crusade to stop this building work.
lead
PREP. on a ~ He is on a crusade to take the church to the people.
~ against urging parents to join a crusade against crime
~ for For 23 years he led a crusade for peace.

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fight a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport:
He had a fight with an older boy.
the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people:
The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings.
a battle between two rival gangs
scuffle a short fight that is not very violent:
There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made.
punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument:
The game turned into a punch-up.
brawl a noisy fight between a group of people:
He was hurt in a drunken brawl.
altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious:
There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something:
The book provoked riots all over Europe.
campaign a planned series of actions intended to achieve something:
Motoring organizations started a campaign for safer roads.
struggle a long, hard fight for freedom, independence, equal rights etc:
Nkrumah led the people in their struggle for independence.
crusade someone’s fight against something they think is morally wrong:
She intends to continue her crusade against sex and violence on TV.

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fight the process in which people try to stop something bad from happening or to improve a situation:
Schools have an important part to play in the fight against drugs.
women’s fight for equality
battle a fight to change a situation or deal with a problem in society:
The battle against racial discrimination is not over.
campaign a planned series of actions intended to achieve something:
Motoring organizations started a campaign for safer roads.
struggle a long, hard fight for freedom, independence, equal rights etc:
Nkrumah led the people in their struggle for independence.
crusade someone’s fight against something they think is morally wrong:
She intends to continue her crusade against sex and violence on TV.

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try to take action in order to do something that you may not be able to do:
I tried to explain what was wrong.
He tries hard in class, but he’s finding the work difficult.
attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult. Attempt is more formal than try and is used especially in written English:
Any prisoner who attempts to escape will be shot.
He was attempting to climb one of the world’s highest mountains.
do your best to try as hard as you can to do something:
We will do our best to help them.
make an effort to do something to try to do something, when you find this difficult:
It is worth making an effort to master these skills.
She made a big effort to be nice to him.
struggle to try very hard to do something that is very difficult, especially for a long time:
She’s still struggling to give up smoking.
Many of these families are struggling to survive.
strive formal to try very hard to achieve something:
The company must constantly strive for greater efficiency.
endeavour British English, endeavor American English /ɪnˈdevə $ -ər/ formal to try hard to do something:
Each employee shall endeavour to provide customers with the best service possible.
have a go/try informal to try to do something, especially when you are not sure that you will succeed:
I’m not very good at fixing taps, but I’ll have a go.
Do you want to have another try?
see if you can do something spoken to try to do something – used when offering to do something, or suggesting that someone should do something:
I’ll see if I can get you a ticket.
See if you can persuade her to come.
fight the process in which people try to stop something bad from happening or to improve a situation:
Schools have an important part to play in the fight against drugs.
women’s fight for equality
battle a fight to change a situation or deal with a problem in society:
The battle against racial discrimination is not over.
campaign a planned series of actions intended to achieve something:
Motoring organizations started a campaign for safer roads.
crusade someone’s fight against something they think is morally wrong:
She intends to continue her crusade against sex and violence on TV.

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