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
Taken three years into the United States' direct involvement in the Vietnam War, during an era in which environmental concerns were beginning to gain ground, Earthrise became the poster child for anti-war and pro-environment campaigners.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Now campaigners are pushing for the island’s ageing ferries to be replaced with undersea tunnels.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 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
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
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
Awards campaigners with the budgets to spend are sending even low-budget documentary filmmakers on promo tours to not just New York and Los Angeles, but London and Copenhagen.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 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
Alongside the usual array of politicians, campaigners and athletes, other honorees in the annual new year list included singers Ellie Goulding and Eve Graham, TV chef Marcus Wareing, reality TV presenter Phil Spencer, sports presenter Gabby Logan and soccer commentator Clive Tyldesley.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Now campaigners are pushing for the island’s ageing ferries to be replaced with undersea tunnels.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 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
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
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
Awards campaigners with the budgets to spend are sending even low-budget documentary filmmakers on promo tours to not just New York and Los Angeles, but London and Copenhagen.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 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
Alongside the usual array of politicians, campaigners and athletes, other honorees in the annual new year list included singers Ellie Goulding and Eve Graham, TV chef Marcus Wareing, reality TV presenter Phil Spencer, sports presenter Gabby Logan and soccer commentator Clive Tyldesley.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigners
candidates
Noun
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There are candidates on the bench to still crack the postseason rotation if needed, too.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen potential candidates are speaking here to make inroads among Black leaders, one of Democrats' most powerful voting blocs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Campaigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigners. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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