CAMPAIGNERS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

campaigners

noun

plural of campaigner

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 The move was welcomed by animal rights campaigners who saw it as a positive step towards a more modern monarchy. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 14 June 2026 In March, a coalition of campaigners who opposed the jail gathered together and held up signs linking the project to the World Cup. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 9 June 2026 But those measures won’t stop protests by anti-data-center campaigners, who are demanding a meaningful crackdown on the industry. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 July 2026 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 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 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 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

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There were 4,183 ballots cast in the Kings/Ducks voting, and four candidates received at least 75% of the vote.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
His youngest daughter is now among the six candidates in the special election that will decide who finishes his term.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

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