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campaigner

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cam·paign  (km-pn)
n.
1. A series of military operations undertaken to achieve a large-scale objective during a war: Grant's Vicksburg campaign secured the entire Mississippi for the Union.
2. An operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose: an advertising campaign for a new product; a candidate's political campaign.
intr.v. cam·paigned, cam·paign·ing, cam·paigns
To engage in an operation planned to achieve a certain goal: campaigned through the jungles of Vietnam; campaigned for human rights.

[French campagne, from Italian campagna, field, military operation, from Late Latin campnia, open country, battlefield, from Latin campus, field.]

cam·paigner n.
Synonyms: campaign, crusade, drive, push
These nouns denote a vigorous concerted effort to accomplish a purpose: a fund-raising campaign; a crusade for improved social services; a drive to sell bonds; a push to get the bill passed.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.campaignercampaigner - a politician who is running for public office
dark horse - a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
favorite son - a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state
pol, political leader, politico, politician - a person active in party politics
running mate - a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
spoiler - a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
stalking-horse - a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
write-in, write-in candidate - a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters

campaigner
noun demonstrator, champion, advocate, activist, reformer, crusader She is a formidable campaigner for animal rights.
Translations
campaigner [kæmˈpeɪnəʳ] N
1. (Mil) old campaignerveterano/a m/f
2. (= supporter) → defensor(a) m/f, partidario/a m/f
a campaigner for sthun partidario or defensor de algo
environmental campaignersdefensores del medio ambiente
a campaigner against sthun luchador contra algo
campaigner [ˌkæmˈpeɪnər] n (= activist) campaigner for → partisan(e) m/f de
campaigner against → opposant(e) m/f à
camp bed n (British)lit m de camp
camp counselor n (US)animateur/trice de camp de vacances)m/f >
campaigner
n
(Mil) → Krieger m; old campaigneralter Kämpe
(fig, for sth) → Befürworter(in) m(f) (→ for +gen); (against sth) → Gegner(in) m(f) (→ against +gen); (for politician) → Wahlwerber(in) m(f)
campaigner [kæmˈpeɪnəʳ] n (Mil) old campaignerveterano, vecchio combattente m
campaigner for → fautore/trice di
campaigner against → oppositore/trice di
campaigner [kæmˈpeɪnəʳ] n (Mil) old campaignerveterano, vecchio combattente m
campaigner for → fautore/trice di
campaigner against → oppositore/trice di


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"It was damned unfriendly, Mac," said Rawdon, quite overcome; and, covering his face with his hands, he gave way to an emotion, the sight of which caused the tough old campaigner opposite him to wince with sympathy.
After her turn, which she did this time with the nerve of an old campaigner, the manager returned to the charge; and after saying nice things and being generally nice himself, he came to the point.
Billy the Mule stumped off with the swaggering limp of an old campaigner, as the troop-horse's head came nuzzling into my breast, and I gave him biscuits, while Vixen, who is a most conceited little dog, told him fibs about the scores of horses that she and I kept.
 
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