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
As Lindo and Jordan were introducing the visual effects category, Scottish campaigner John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, blurted out the N-word.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Maury Nicely, a Chattanooga labor attorney who is helping the decertification campaigners and has supported similar anti-UAW efforts in the past, also wouldn’t describe how far along organizers were with signature gathering.
—The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included a racial slur, which was uttered while the actors were on stage.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson has said the BBC could have done more to stop his involuntary racial slur about the stars of Sinners from airing on national television.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Brand, once a left-leaning political campaigner who has rebranded himself as a conservative guru to millions of social media followers, arrived at Southwark crown court carrying a copy of the Bible, with several pages bookmarked.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Navalny rose to prominence as an anti-corruption campaigner and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, becoming a key opponent of President Vladimir Putin.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Wu in fact would likely overshadow Harris and is a much more skilled campaigner than the former vice president.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Maury Nicely, a Chattanooga labor attorney who is helping the decertification campaigners and has supported similar anti-UAW efforts in the past, also wouldn’t describe how far along organizers were with signature gathering.
—The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included a racial slur, which was uttered while the actors were on stage.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson has said the BBC could have done more to stop his involuntary racial slur about the stars of Sinners from airing on national television.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Brand, once a left-leaning political campaigner who has rebranded himself as a conservative guru to millions of social media followers, arrived at Southwark crown court carrying a copy of the Bible, with several pages bookmarked.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Navalny rose to prominence as an anti-corruption campaigner and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, becoming a key opponent of President Vladimir Putin.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Wu in fact would likely overshadow Harris and is a much more skilled campaigner than the former vice president.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigner
candidate
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The author notes that prediction markets produced inaccurate results in the Texas GOP Senate primary, where Polymarket declared a candidate the clear winner at 83% probability when the actual vote margin was narrow enough to force a runoff.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Husted said Randazzo was not FirstEnergy's preferred candidate for the job.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Campaigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigner. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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