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
Advertisement Navalny rose to prominence as an anti-corruption campaigner and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, becoming a key opponent of President Vladimir Putin.
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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
Feminist campaigners say this new phenomenon represents a violation of privacy and is leveraged to publicly shame women.
—Ivana Scatola, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Jess Coughlan, a senior campaigner with Environment Tasmania, criticized the industry's growing reliance on antibiotics and called for more substantial penalties.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Namely, a mix of the aforementioned youngsters from all parts of the world, combined with group of experienced campaigners to guide them, because players proven at the top level in their mid to late twenties are not generally within Brighton’s spending capacity.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Greenpeace campaigner Eefje de Kroon welcomed the ruling and said that the organization would carefully monitor how the government implements the court’s orders.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Others on the docket alongside him in the privacy case include Liz Hurley, Elton John, his husband David Furnish and campaigner Doreen Lawrence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
While the law was popular among parents and child safety campaigners, online privacy advocates and groups representing teenagers largely came out against it.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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
Feminist campaigners say this new phenomenon represents a violation of privacy and is leveraged to publicly shame women.
—Ivana Scatola, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Jess Coughlan, a senior campaigner with Environment Tasmania, criticized the industry's growing reliance on antibiotics and called for more substantial penalties.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Namely, a mix of the aforementioned youngsters from all parts of the world, combined with group of experienced campaigners to guide them, because players proven at the top level in their mid to late twenties are not generally within Brighton’s spending capacity.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Greenpeace campaigner Eefje de Kroon welcomed the ruling and said that the organization would carefully monitor how the government implements the court’s orders.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Others on the docket alongside him in the privacy case include Liz Hurley, Elton John, his husband David Furnish and campaigner Doreen Lawrence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
While the law was popular among parents and child safety campaigners, online privacy advocates and groups representing teenagers largely came out against it.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigner
candidate
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During a gubernatorial forum in Sacramento, candidates were asked whether Wasserman should step down.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, lefty starter Kyle Freeland, right-handed starter Ryan Feltner, and closer candidate Victor Vodnik threw in the main stadium at Salt River.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Campaigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigner. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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