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
Meanwhile, said campaigners, target sites can easily create new domains to sidestep a ban in just a few hours, while users can access sites easily using a virtual private network.
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
To get to the ballot, campaigners must garner at least 106,384 signatures spread among the state’s congressional districts before next May.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Anti-landmine campaigners won the Nobel Peace Prize that same year.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
The Bring Kids Back initiative has repatriated 1,243 children, according to The Mirror, although campaigners say there are still thousands of children separated from their families.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
No one made waves in business without working hard to some degree, contrary to what the anti-hustle campaigners will tell you.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
These races score big TV ratings in Europe, and climate campaigners were threatening to disrupt them over oil company sponsorship.
—Nat Herz, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The agreement says the athletes will work with the campaigners to phase out fossil fuel sponsorship of major international ski events.
—Nat Herz, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Environmental campaigners, for instance, have criticized the EU’s zero waste framework for lacking ambition and tangible targets.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
To get to the ballot, campaigners must garner at least 106,384 signatures spread among the state’s congressional districts before next May.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Anti-landmine campaigners won the Nobel Peace Prize that same year.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
The Bring Kids Back initiative has repatriated 1,243 children, according to The Mirror, although campaigners say there are still thousands of children separated from their families.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
No one made waves in business without working hard to some degree, contrary to what the anti-hustle campaigners will tell you.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
These races score big TV ratings in Europe, and climate campaigners were threatening to disrupt them over oil company sponsorship.
—Nat Herz, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The agreement says the athletes will work with the campaigners to phase out fossil fuel sponsorship of major international ski events.
—Nat Herz, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Environmental campaigners, for instance, have criticized the EU’s zero waste framework for lacking ambition and tangible targets.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
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