Battle - Struggle - Drive - War - Fight
These are all words for an effort made to achieve or prevent sth.
Campaign a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim: The campaign for parliamentary reform. | An advertising campaign.
Battle a competition or argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control: She finally won the legal battle for compensation. | The endless battle between man and nature.
Struggle a competition or argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control: The struggle for independence. | The struggle between good and evil.
Drive an organized effort by a group of people to achieve sth: The drive for greater efficiency. | A drive to reduce energy consumption.
War (sing.) an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop sth bad: The war against crime.
Fight (sing.) the work of trying to stop or prevent sth bad or achieve sth good; an act of competing, especially in a sport: Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
BATTLE OR STRUGGLE?
A struggle is always about things that seem absolutely necessary, such as life and death or freedom. A battle can also be about things that are not absolutely necessary, just desirable, or about the pleasure of winning: The battle/struggle between good and evil. | A legal-struggle for compensation. | A struggle of wills/wits.
CAMPAIGN OR DRIVE?
A campaign is usually aimed at getting other people to do sth; a drive may be an attempt by people to get themselves to do sth: From today, we’re going on an economy drive (= we must spend less). A campaign may be larger, more formal and more organized than a drive.
WAR OR FIGHT?
A war is about stopping things, like drugs and crime, which everyone agrees are bad. A fight can be about achieving justice for yourself.
PATTERNS
*a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight against sth
*a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight for sth
*a one-man/one-woman/personal campaign/battle/ struggle/war
*a bitter campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight a
*to launch/embark on a campaign/battle/drive
*a to lead/continue the campaign/battle/struggle/drive/ fight
*to win/lose a battle/struggle/war/fight
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