CAMPAIGNER Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

campaigner

noun

Definition of campaigner

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 Other signatories include crime novelist Val McDermid, Ecotricity founder Dale Vince, ex-financial trader turned equality campaigner Gary Stevenson, and philanthropist Julia Davies. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Since its enactment, the CHIPS Act has been the target of anti-DEI campaigners in the far right. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Hebrew has been contemplated with some envy by campaigners in other societies. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Ireland has approved landmark legislation to create the country’s first public register of domestic violence offenders, in a move campaigners say will empower people to check whether a potential partner has a history of violence. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 The as-yet-untitled series will follow the story of multiple families and campaigners including Ellen Roome, who believes that the tragic death of her beloved 14-year-old son Julian ‘Jools’ Sweeney could have been linked to harmful social media. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2026 The contest has also attracted unconventional candidates, including wildlife campaigner Rob Pownall, who is joining the race dressed in a fox costume to campaign against Farage's record on animal welfare, wildlife and hunting. — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 10 July 2026 The others were Elton John, David Furnish, actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, campaigner Doreen Lawrence and former politician Sir Simon Hughes. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026 But those measures won’t stop protests by anti-data-center campaigners, who are demanding a meaningful crackdown on the industry. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

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candidate

Noun

Two Democratic candidates are challenging the Republican incumbent, who has held office for five terms.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
In Texas, moderate Republicans supported a shift in a state election regulatory process that required influencers paid more than $100 to post on behalf of a candidate to append disclosures.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 July 2026