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
Right wing activists joined the protest, including Tommy Robinson, a British anti-immigration campaigner with multiple criminal convictions.
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Holly Williams, CBS News, 3 June 2026
McGuire, a relentlessly on-message campaigner, countered by pointing to his lengthy record of working on policies to address those very issues.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Presidential candidates would come under growing pressure to specify their choices in advance, effectively turning future justices into co-campaigners on the ticket.
—Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Ahangarani’s experience as a campaigner for Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader in 2009, provides the fodder for the fourth chapter.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 May 2026
This is why India’s story must be understood as part of a much larger shift, because the fossil-free economy is not arriving only because campaigners demanded it, but because the economics of energy have changed.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But so far the mood has been supportive, said Daniel Kapp, a PR consultant and pro-Israel campaigner.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
But even larger numbers of socially conservative white working-class voters in Wales, Scotland and northern England — the traditional bedrock of Labour’s support — switched to Reform, the insurgent party founded by Nigel Farage, the renowned Brexit campaigner.
—Ian King, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The report was publicly endorsed by a number of high-profile experts and campaigners, including Sheryl Sandberg and Hillary Clinton.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Holly Williams, CBS News, 3 June 2026
McGuire, a relentlessly on-message campaigner, countered by pointing to his lengthy record of working on policies to address those very issues.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Presidential candidates would come under growing pressure to specify their choices in advance, effectively turning future justices into co-campaigners on the ticket.
—Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Ahangarani’s experience as a campaigner for Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader in 2009, provides the fodder for the fourth chapter.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 May 2026
This is why India’s story must be understood as part of a much larger shift, because the fossil-free economy is not arriving only because campaigners demanded it, but because the economics of energy have changed.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But so far the mood has been supportive, said Daniel Kapp, a PR consultant and pro-Israel campaigner.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
But even larger numbers of socially conservative white working-class voters in Wales, Scotland and northern England — the traditional bedrock of Labour’s support — switched to Reform, the insurgent party founded by Nigel Farage, the renowned Brexit campaigner.
—Ian King, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The report was publicly endorsed by a number of high-profile experts and campaigners, including Sheryl Sandberg and Hillary Clinton.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigner
candidate
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On the night of the primary election, holding hands with Montag, the mayoral candidate posed in glossy paparazzi-style photos.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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But for a Cy Young candidate who, as part of a six-man rotation, won’t pitch in as many games as his competition, efficiency matters.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Campaigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigner. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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