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
Collins is a tough campaigner who can straddle the line as reliable party player and outspoken maverick.
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Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
Markey is a tenacious campaigner who, in a profession where politics is the business of doing favors, has done thousands of favors for thousands of people over the years, favors that people do not forget.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Right wing activists joined the protest, including Tommy Robinson, a British anti-immigration campaigner with multiple criminal convictions.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 3 June 2026
McGuire, a relentlessly on-message campaigner, countered by pointing to his lengthy record of working on policies to address those very issues.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
This summer will be a mixture of West Ham targeting players who are out of contract and experienced campaigners, as well as young prospects.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Presidential candidates would come under growing pressure to specify their choices in advance, effectively turning future justices into co-campaigners on the ticket.
—Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Ahangarani’s experience as a campaigner for Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader in 2009, provides the fodder for the fourth chapter.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 May 2026
This is why India’s story must be understood as part of a much larger shift, because the fossil-free economy is not arriving only because campaigners demanded it, but because the economics of energy have changed.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
Markey is a tenacious campaigner who, in a profession where politics is the business of doing favors, has done thousands of favors for thousands of people over the years, favors that people do not forget.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Right wing activists joined the protest, including Tommy Robinson, a British anti-immigration campaigner with multiple criminal convictions.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 3 June 2026
McGuire, a relentlessly on-message campaigner, countered by pointing to his lengthy record of working on policies to address those very issues.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
This summer will be a mixture of West Ham targeting players who are out of contract and experienced campaigners, as well as young prospects.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Presidential candidates would come under growing pressure to specify their choices in advance, effectively turning future justices into co-campaigners on the ticket.
—Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Ahangarani’s experience as a campaigner for Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader in 2009, provides the fodder for the fourth chapter.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 May 2026
This is why India’s story must be understood as part of a much larger shift, because the fossil-free economy is not arriving only because campaigners demanded it, but because the economics of energy have changed.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigner
candidate
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The results will ease the concerns of some Democrats who worried about the possibility of a runoff between Kiley and Republican candidate Michael Stansfield, who was in second place until Friday.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Leading up to the election, for instance, the progressive first-time candidate was leading by as much as 66 percentage points in a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released in May.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Campaigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigner. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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