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 Government critics and human rights campaigners have alleged that police tactics in the last month have been unnecessarily violent. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has led tributes to Haines, an independent member of parliament and a passionate campaigner for transparency and against corruption. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 This year, campaigners are pushing for greater political representation in parliament to address long-term grievances and potentially shape the next government coalition. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026 One top awards campaigner says that despite the attempts, the truth usually wins out. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 But labor campaigners said in the statement that their wage demand wasn’t arbitrary. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Lula is renowned as a smart and effective campaigner and still commands a powerful electoral machinery. — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 As is widely known, Rowling is merely one of myriad billionaires funding organisations to erase trans people - and concurrently, roll back the social rights gained at enormous cost by dedicated campaigners over the last century and more. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Days later, Australian democracy campaigner Tran Hiep, who was in Cambodia to meet with other activists of Vietnamese origin, similarly disappeared. — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigner

candidate

Noun

Their loss has become the Chiefs’ gain, as Walker, for now, looks like a possible MVP candidate in Kansas City.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Sanders, who spoke alongside el Sayed in Grand Rapids, said Trump’s attacks on the Democratic candidate were rooted in Islamophobia because Republicans have little to say about the issues affecting working families.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026