campaigners
campaigners — noun
- campaignerssingular
- campaignersesplural
1. people who work actively in a planned series of actions to achieve a particular
people who work actively in a planned series of actions to achieve a particular social or political change
The campaigners delivered a petition with over five thousand signatures to the town council.
subject of 'delivered a petition'
Local campaigners in Kaohsiung have been working to save the old harbour district from demolition.
collocation: local campaigners + working to [goal]
After months of effort, the campaigners persuaded the company to switch to recycled materials.
Bilal joined a group of campaigners who were calling for safer streets near the school.
Campaigners set up a stall at the market to tell people about their river clean-up.
- activists
broader term; activists may take direct or confrontational action, while campaigners typically work through organised activities
- advocates
focus on speaking or arguing in favour of a cause; slightly more formal and less action-oriented
- protesters
specifically people who publicly demonstrate opposition; narrower than campaigners
- lobbyists
people paid to influence politicians or officials on behalf of a specific group; more professional and narrower in scope
- bystanders
people who watch events without getting involved
文法句型
campaigners + for/against [cause]
subject of verbs like deliver, collect, hold, call for
用法筆記
Often followed by 'for' (the cause supported) or 'against' (the thing opposed). A preceding noun can specify the issue: 'environmental campaigners', 'peace campaigners', 'human rights campaigners'. The singular form 'campaigner' is also common.