campaigner

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.

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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

campaigner - a politician who is running for public office candidate, nominee 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

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campaigner

noun demonstrator, champion, advocate, activist, reformer, crusader She is a formidable campaigner for animal rights.

Translations

campaigner [kæmˈpeɪnəʳ] N

1. (Mil) old campaigner → veterano/a m/f

2. (= supporter) → defensor(a) m/f, partidario/a m/f
a campaigner for sth → un partidario or defensor de algo
environmental campaigners → defensores del medio ambiente
a campaigner against sth → un luchador contra algo

campaigner [ˌkæmˈpeɪnə^r] 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 campaigner → alter 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 campaigner → veterano, vecchio combattente m
campaigner for → fautore/trice di
campaigner against → oppositore/trice di