as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
an experienced campaigner who knows that one televised mistake can put an end to one's candidacy
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Recent Examples of campaigner
Semafor got an in-depth look at the group’s entire confab, where hundreds of progressive campaigners talked about what worked to motivate anti-Trump voters — and what could win over the people who’d turned on the president.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The increasing number of single men becoming surrogate parents has caused concern among some campaigners.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
While none of those migrants are being held at Bata, the visit put the spotlight on Equatorial Guinea’s overall human rights record and its judiciary, which rights campaigners have criticized for its lack of independence, arbitrary detentions and other abuses.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Lebanese government officials, including President Joseph Aoun, and press freedom campaigners urged Israel to lift the siege.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The filing is a way to use Dutch consumer protection laws to hold big businesses accountable, said Emma Vogt, a campaigner at CCC.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
The broadcast of a racial slur shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner during the BAFTA Film Awards breached the BBC‘s editorial standards, the corporation has ruled.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Taken three years into the United States' direct involvement in the Vietnam War, during an era in which environmental concerns were beginning to gain ground, Earthrise became the poster child for anti-war and pro-environment campaigners.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Women’s rights activist and campaigner Seyi Akiwowo will receive the second Susan Wojcicki award.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The increasing number of single men becoming surrogate parents has caused concern among some campaigners.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
While none of those migrants are being held at Bata, the visit put the spotlight on Equatorial Guinea’s overall human rights record and its judiciary, which rights campaigners have criticized for its lack of independence, arbitrary detentions and other abuses.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Lebanese government officials, including President Joseph Aoun, and press freedom campaigners urged Israel to lift the siege.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The filing is a way to use Dutch consumer protection laws to hold big businesses accountable, said Emma Vogt, a campaigner at CCC.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
The broadcast of a racial slur shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner during the BAFTA Film Awards breached the BBC‘s editorial standards, the corporation has ruled.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Taken three years into the United States' direct involvement in the Vietnam War, during an era in which environmental concerns were beginning to gain ground, Earthrise became the poster child for anti-war and pro-environment campaigners.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Women’s rights activist and campaigner Seyi Akiwowo will receive the second Susan Wojcicki award.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigner
candidate
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Ross Perot, Electronic Data Systems The Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate may have had the most cinematic route of the bunch.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The candidates themselves must live within the district’s boundaries, which stretch across large portions of northwest and west-central Georgia and include parts of western metro Atlanta.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Campaigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigner. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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