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
Education as a political target Anti-gender campaigners view education as a major battleground in the fight over societal values.
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Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigners
candidates
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As electricity bills climb, candidates are turning their fire on data centers in a rare populist backlash that cuts across party lines.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, one in five respondents were undecided, underscoring the space that both candidates have to grow their support beyond their party bases.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Campaigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigners. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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