as in candidates
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 campaigners
The report by Forests and Finance, a coalition of researchers and campaigners, warns of the dangers of a rush to extract transition minerals from the continent without due processes in place.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
South African products were pulled from grocery stores in the West, campaigners urged divestment and bank exits, and many musicians refused to play in the apartheid state.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 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
Some campaigners go even further, claiming not only that Mercator negatively affects how the world sees Africa, but also how Africans see themselves.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
In Pictures via Getty Images London’s public transport should be entirely free, say campaigners, echoing mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's proposal to remove fares from New York's buses.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Oscar campaigners will relentlessly bang the drums through March.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The Bring Kids Back initiative has repatriated 1,243 children, according to The Mirror, although campaigners say there are still thousands of children separated from their families.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
South African products were pulled from grocery stores in the West, campaigners urged divestment and bank exits, and many musicians refused to play in the apartheid state.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 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
Some campaigners go even further, claiming not only that Mercator negatively affects how the world sees Africa, but also how Africans see themselves.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
In Pictures via Getty Images London’s public transport should be entirely free, say campaigners, echoing mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's proposal to remove fares from New York's buses.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Oscar campaigners will relentlessly bang the drums through March.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The Bring Kids Back initiative has repatriated 1,243 children, according to The Mirror, although campaigners say there are still thousands of children separated from their families.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigners
candidates
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Those were all topics discussed at a forum for Republican candidates running to represent Kentucky's 6th Congressional District.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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In one of the videos, candidates are seen on the catwalk when the earthquake hits.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Campaigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigners. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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