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
Anti-vax campaigners latched onto the news and claimed his condition was the effect of the Covid vaccine.
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Newsweek asked academics, campaigners, and lawmakers.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Foremost among these campaigners was Josephine Butler, a fearless advocate for women’s rights who lived in the British port city of Liverpool in the mid-nineteenth century.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Payne notes that, at first, such campaigners were explicitly concerned with advocacy for women’s rights.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
The campaigners alleged that the couple had close connections to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and had provided financial support for his political campaigns.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Pro-assisted dying campaigners argue the option provides compassion, agency and dignity for terminally ill people.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The lack of transparency around the plastics industry has led academics and campaigners to search for facts—and those facts are startling.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Government ministers and health campaigners have largely praised the plans, while some lawmakers have criticized its impact on civil liberties.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Newsweek asked academics, campaigners, and lawmakers.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Foremost among these campaigners was Josephine Butler, a fearless advocate for women’s rights who lived in the British port city of Liverpool in the mid-nineteenth century.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Payne notes that, at first, such campaigners were explicitly concerned with advocacy for women’s rights.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
The campaigners alleged that the couple had close connections to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and had provided financial support for his political campaigns.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Pro-assisted dying campaigners argue the option provides compassion, agency and dignity for terminally ill people.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The lack of transparency around the plastics industry has led academics and campaigners to search for facts—and those facts are startling.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Government ministers and health campaigners have largely praised the plans, while some lawmakers have criticized its impact on civil liberties.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Campaigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigners. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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