CAMPAIGNER Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

campaigner

noun

Definition of campaigner

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 Outside a row of shops in Ashton-in-Makerfield town center, anti-Reform and pro-Labour campaigners stop weary residents to talk politics. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 The campaigner has raised thousands of dollars for charities over the years, including Pancreatic Cancer UK. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Olivier, the housing campaigner, said that zoning regulations intended to preserve Paris' character, including its signature rooftops, hinder efforts to adapt housing to extreme heat. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 The more than 138,000 signatures that have been submitted by IP28 campaigners still need to be verified by the Secretary of State’s office. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 With more than 3,300 protesters arrested and hundreds charged for actions as simple as holding pro-Palestine Action signs, campaigners vow further appeals to Britain’s Supreme Court and European judges. — Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 However, voters began souring on the centrist Starmer’s premiership, leading to major growth in popularity for the Green Party on the left and Reform UK on the right—the newer party led by former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 At the same time, sports stars such as the former tennis champion Martina Navratilova—a lesbian who is a longtime LGBTQ-rights campaigner—have been ostracized after speaking in favor of restricting the women’s category to biological females. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Kelley Dennings is a campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity and a leading member of the Food Code and Reuse Committee, which meets regularly to advocate for reuse-friendly state and federal food code changes and reuse infrastructure. — Kelley Dennings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026

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candidate

Noun

Under the current system, office holders targeted in a recall are barred from being a candidate to replace themselves in that same election.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
So did former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman Everton Blair, the only candidate who ran for a full term to also qualify in the special election.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 July 2026