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
In recent years, however, rights campaigners and opposition candidates have accused the government of unexplained abductions of its critics.
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Reuters 10 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Anti-gerrymandering campaigners got the LWV on their side in 2010, when the commission was approved.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Environmental activists told the newspaper that more than a dozen campaigners and journalists have been arrested over the past three months after being seen talking to locals.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Education as a political target Anti-gender campaigners view education as a major battleground in the fight over societal values.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
William, 43, was speaking to campaigner Rhian Mannings at her home in south Wales.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Stevens Chan, the subject of the film and a disability rights campaigner alongside his late guide dog LaShawn, struggled to remember Robinson when contacted by Deadline.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
There are cloud engineers, medical researchers, former Yang campaigners, corporate strategists, the spouse of a guy who founded a healthy cookie startup called Mmmly that Yang invested in before the company was sold at a loss.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
To trigger a referendum, campaigners have 90 days to collect enough signatures in at least six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Reuters 10 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Anti-gerrymandering campaigners got the LWV on their side in 2010, when the commission was approved.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Environmental activists told the newspaper that more than a dozen campaigners and journalists have been arrested over the past three months after being seen talking to locals.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Education as a political target Anti-gender campaigners view education as a major battleground in the fight over societal values.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
William, 43, was speaking to campaigner Rhian Mannings at her home in south Wales.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Stevens Chan, the subject of the film and a disability rights campaigner alongside his late guide dog LaShawn, struggled to remember Robinson when contacted by Deadline.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
There are cloud engineers, medical researchers, former Yang campaigners, corporate strategists, the spouse of a guy who founded a healthy cookie startup called Mmmly that Yang invested in before the company was sold at a loss.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
To trigger a referendum, campaigners have 90 days to collect enough signatures in at least six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigner
candidate
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Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani has been declared the next mayor of New York City, according to NBC News and CNN.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In exchange for Lee burying the Indian Head Hills land-deal story — which, on paper, looked like a candidate taking a bribe from Trip and the Nazis — Donald agrees to give up the land.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Campaigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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